Reports Report 5210am (Event 5210-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | We were camping and I was awake in the early morning with my eyes closed. I don't know the exact time as it did not occur to me to check the time. The moon had already set and the sky was perfectly clear. Suddenly the night sky lit up as if a bright halogen headlight pointed at my face had been flipped on. I immediately opened my eyes and saw the fireball falling vertically directly to the south of our camping location. The size and brightness of the fireball remained constant for the few seconds from when I first saw it until it disappeared below the (relatively low, flat) southern horizon. The diameter of the fireball appeared to be approximately 1/2 the diameter of the sun (quite large). 15 to 30 seconds after the fireball disappeared below the horizon the distinct "boom" was heard. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jensen, UT |
| Latitude | 40° 19' 59.19'' N (40.333108°) |
| Longitude | 109° 9' 57.2'' W (-109.165889°) |
| Elevation | 1680.86792m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-14 02:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-14 08:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 2° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 179.65° |
| First azimuth | 180.45° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 179.42° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball fell vertically and disappeared below the horizon. Approximately 15-30 seconds after it fell below the horizon (unsure of the exact amount of time because I was not thinking about this at all) a distinct, and quite loud, "boom" was heard. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |