Reports Report 6114cv (Event 6114-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ellen R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The time is approximate. It was just after the sun went down over the horizon so I based my time on when I got home and went to sit on the porch to watch the sunset, and what I know of others reporting the same sighting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ocean City, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 26' 55.27'' N (38.448685°) |
| Longitude | 75° 3' 35.64'' W (-75.0599°) |
| Elevation | 2.008561m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-13 19:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-13 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 247.92° |
| First azimuth | 168.02° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 301.35° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | The fireball itself was bright and solid, yellow/orange. The train wasn't very long directly behind it but was blue/purple and glowing, no smoke. When it disappeared into the horizon it left a gas like cloud, of purple, reds, orange. The cloud was visible for a few seconds before it disappeared. The fireball and train changed colors traveling across the horizon from southeast to southwest. Starting reds/oranges/yellows to white/blue/purple/magenta. Almost like a shooting star but closer and slower to our atmosphere. At first I thought it was a flare but definitely moving horizontally, larger and faster than a flare. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |