Reports Report 3116bq (Event 3116-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeremy K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I’ve seen many fireballs, mostly in rural Kentucky. This is the first one I’ve seen in NC. There was no mistaking it, saw it from start to finish while watering my lawn. The flash was so bright that a couple vehicles slowed down to watch it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gibsonville, NC |
| Latitude | 36° 6' 19.4'' N (36.10539°) |
| Longitude | 79° 32' 5.73'' W (-79.534925°) |
| Elevation | 211.63736m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-06-25 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-06-26 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 74.71° |
| First azimuth | 81.08° |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | 61.17° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green but fragmented to orange/red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flashed bright green, streaked as green, then fragmented into a few fingers that were orange and red |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was like the shape of a hand and orange/red. After it fragmented it disappeared |