Reports Report 486ap (Event 486-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never saw a fireball like this before, me and two others also observed it. It really looked like something you only see on a movie. It started out just looking like a fast moving satellite, and then it started its fireball appearance. I'm not sure if its just that it was getting that much closer to us or if that's when it was entering our atmosphere. Id like to get feedback about this fireball and any other information or sittings from this particular fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marengo, WI |
| Latitude | 46° 24' 57.92'' N (46.416088°) |
| Longitude | 90° 52' 14.53'' W (-90.870702°) |
| Elevation | 246.553009m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-02-22 22:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-02-23 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 24.29° |
| First azimuth | 23.01° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 70.2° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | many small meteors and sparks coming off the train or tail of the fireball, it looked like the meteor or (fireball) was going too hit marengo although im sure it was thousands of miles away, who knows? |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the whole time it was going it was getting brighter and dimmer. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | fragmentation was very evident, it looked to me at least like it was coming into our atmosphere and many parts of the fireball were fragmenting and falling off of it as it headed through the night sky |