Reports Report 882f (Event 882-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Was driving car (returning home from work along usual route); location given is best approximation of initial sighting. Car traveling between 40 and 60 MPH northbound on TN 449; all observations of motion/position of object done from memory of how it appeared relative to own movement. Object initially in upper-right (passenger-side) quadrant of front windshield, moving to my left and downward, and disappeared just above houses/treetops/etc. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sevierville, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 49' 41.85'' N (35.828291°) |
| Longitude | 83° 32' 33.71'' W (-83.542696°) |
| Elevation | 310.861603m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-04-15 20:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-04-16 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 349.65° |
| First azimuth | 15.28° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 353.13° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Puffs of dark gray smoke that disappeared rapidly behind fireball, most noticeable near end of "flight." |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |