Reports Report 9044j (Event 9044-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | fireball appeared to be travelling low and relatively slowly, leading me to hope it was not a plane on fire and disintegrating. Speed estimation, of course, is relative to distance...which i could not determine |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | West Chester, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 56' 12.16'' N (39.936711°) |
| Longitude | 75° 35' 4.62'' W (-75.584616°) |
| Elevation | 134.101685m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-12-15 06:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-12-15 11:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 92.88° |
| First azimuth | 63.53° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 148.2° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | approx a dozen fiery fragments following a larger leading fragment...fragment numbers appeared to increase with time of observation |