Reports Report 1081as (Event 1081-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kim F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I saw a 'regular' meteor in the same area of the sky at 11:55 PM May 17, 2013. About 15 minutes later I heard a strange sound and looked for the source. It was in the same area of the sky, but nearer, and was initially white with a while tail. As it came closer, I could see green on one side and blue on the other (I know one was on the top leading edge and one was on the bottom, but I can't remember which). Soon after the color appeared (within a second), flames appeared trailing the back half of the circular moving object for about two seconds and then both the visual and auditory abruptly ended. I was so shocked that I didn't think to check the time, but I estimate that it was fifteen minutes after the first meteor I saw, making it about 12:10, but it could have been as late as 12:20 AM. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 27' 42.87'' N (40.461909°) |
| Longitude | 79° 57' 51.4'' W (-79.964279°) |
| Elevation | 248.803009m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-18 00:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-18 04:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 144.69° |
| First azimuth | 145° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 117.5° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white at first and then blue/green at the end as it burst into flame |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a faint humming/droning sound similar to a blimp |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |