Reports Report 1126bu (Event 1126-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Margaret C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was huge. I was looking at the moon when there was suddenly a sort of flash, and the thing appeared just above the moon. It had a long, orange, yellow, and white tail, and the ball itself seemed to be sort of white/green/yellowish. I was driving on I-75 north going to Mason when I saw it straight ahead, and it fell at a steep angle. It lasted for about 5 seconds, and then broke up into three or four pieces and disappeared (so roughly 7 seconds total). It was so brilliantly bizarre, and I have never seen anything like it before! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mason, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 20' 41.06'' N (39.344739°) |
| Longitude | 84° 23' 9.07'' W (-84.385853°) |
| Elevation | 265.65097m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-05-15 22:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-05-16 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 47.83° |
| First azimuth | 47.39° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 37.25° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange, yellow, white, and green. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just before it disappeared, it seemed to break up into three or four pieces. |