Reports Report 5342ax (Event 5342-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | B A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Just as it was getting dark, approximately 8:00 pm eastern time (or possibly a minute or two before), I was looking at last of the glow of sun in Western sky and suddenly in the southwest sky I saw an extremely fast moving fireball. Bright fire ball with long tail of fire red and then orange. Huge!! I was stunned!! I listened for explosion sound, but didn’t hear any. I was very high up in mountains at about 900 feet elevation. It seemed to be about plane height. So cool!! Lasted less than three seconds that I could see in my viewing area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , KY |
| Latitude | 37° 38' 50.36'' N (37.647322°) |
| Longitude | 83° 24' 50.63'' W (-83.414064°) |
| Elevation | 326.40979m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-20 20:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-21 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 111° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 222.71° |
| First azimuth | 65.31° |
| First elevation | 76° |
| Last azimuth | 293.78° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Total fireball. It was burning fire orange flame through sky. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |