Reports Report 139f (Event 139-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My elderly neighbor saw it too, he called it a falling star. When it first caught my eye, I did think bottle rocket but realized it was too big plus It didn't act like a firework, absolutely no noise, or boom. You could just tell it came from the sky not the ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Middleburg, FL |
| Latitude | 30° 3' 5.54'' N (30.05154°) |
| Longitude | 81° 51' 48.52'' W (-81.863478°) |
| Elevation | 7.811799m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-08 20:55 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-09 01:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 8° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280.52° |
| First azimuth | 311.89° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 348.54° |
| Last elevation | 81° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | It had a smokey halo like aura dragging behind it but once it went white everything disappeared like it wasn't even there in the first place. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At first reddish/orange/yellowish ball, ball got a bit bigger turned whiter and brighter |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Once it started turning white red/orange pieces started to fall from the ball. Then poof nothing. |