Reports Report 6428o (Event 6428-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jim R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Time is plus or minus app. 15 minutes. It was still light enough to easily see to walk around. I was facing toward the moon and first saw it just slightly to the left and in front of straight overhead. It passed just south of the moon (about a finger width held at arms length) before disappearing behind the trees. I have seen two other real fireballs in my life, both of which gave off redish orange flames and smoke, and one disintegrated into several smaller ones and I could actually hear the passing of it. This one was a very bright bluish white color that seemed to shimmer slightly, but with no visible flames, smoke, or sound. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gastonia, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 16' 6.73'' N (35.268535°) |
| Longitude | 81° 13' 30.96'' W (-81.225267°) |
| Elevation | 246.865326m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-24 18:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-24 22:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 168° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 98.07° |
| First azimuth | 95.25° |
| First elevation | 73° |
| Last azimuth | 102.09° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | - |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |