Reports Report 1144y (Event 1144-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was a very large, very bright, glowing, very fast-moving fireball with a distinctive cone-shaped pointy tail; three of us saw it and were astounded. It looked like something out of a comic book! - if my two friends had not seen it, I would have thought I were hallucinating! I have never seen anything quite like this - a far cry from what I've observed during meteor showers. The moon was very bright last night, and even so, the fireball appeared brighter than the moon. I was not able to observe if it fragmented or anything like that because it became obscured by buildings. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arlington, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 53' 12.03'' N (38.886675°) |
| Longitude | 77° 5' 29.21'' W (-77.091446°) |
| Elevation | 76.891418m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-27 00:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-27 04:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 65° |
| First azimuth | 70° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 55° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |