Reports Report 315c (Event 315-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jonathan T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My second, to you guys (reported both) in my lifetime. My first was something that changed my life forever, and I was not only the sole witness of it somehow but I gather that the size and type I saw that night are extremely uncommon even amongst fireballs. I will never forget it, and as FANTASTIC as this one was it Pails in comparison to the monster I watched that night… spitting and hissing as it lit up my entire almost 12 acres or field (and probably most of Powhatan Va as well haha) and broke into many smaller pieces as it bellowed smoke behind it! And I can’t help it fellas, I have to say it. Tonight’s fireball - sighting was at 3:16… Wow |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Providence Forge, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 27' 28.61'' N (37.457947°) |
| Longitude | 77° 7' 35.59'' W (-77.126552°) |
| Elevation | 22.014561m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-01-12 03:16 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-01-12 08:16 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 238° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.22° |
| First azimuth | 61.61° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 35.71° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Red, White… the red hue however started out light pink but passed through several variations of red, ending in a very dark red as it burned out! |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | Bright blue/ white to start and very bright (much more then the moon typically gets) and smoked the entire time it was burning and visible. As it came to the last third of its burn the light turned a greenish color with pink around it and within a small bit of the tail. That pink then became red (greens and blues are no longer visible) and then finally a dark red, almost brown as it burned away and out! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |