Reports Report 966b (Event 966-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | shanafelter j |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I often lay on my roof to watch the stars, and occasionally see little meteors zip by. this was really cool to see! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lewisberry, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 9' 0.66'' N (40.150182°) |
| Longitude | 76° 51' 34.78'' W (-76.85966°) |
| Elevation | 174.105103m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-02 00:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-02 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 244.14° |
| First azimuth | 239.31° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 262.17° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think I heard a loud noise like a jet before it happened, which is why I was looking around in the sky. I don't seem to remember the noise when I saw the fireball, but I never saw any planes that would have made the noise. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I remember hearing an almost pop maybe 2-4 seconds after I saw it flash. it wasn't very loud. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | its tough to remember exactly, but I think it was a glowing white train, thinner and more of a whitish light than the green of the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |