Reports Report 2158nq (Event 2158-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hannah V |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like this before. It was shocking. At first, my mother, who was with me, and I couldn't figure out if what we were seeing was an airplane crashing, a shooting star, or something else. We quickly realized it was a fireball when we pulled over to look. It was vivid and in a clear evening sky, so we got a great look at it. I thought for sure it was going to land very close. It appeared not to be too far away. The front was vibrant and looked like, literally, a ball of fire, and there was a tail on the end that appeared green. Once in a lifetime sighting! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Murfreesboro, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 49' 32.25'' N (35.825624°) |
| Longitude | 86° 26' 59.66'' W (-86.449905°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-28 18:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-28 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | The end was bright orange, like fire, and the tail was green. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |