Reports Report 1940aq (Event 1940-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ivy-Townley A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like this. I've seen shooting stars in meteor showers but when I saw this, it was AT MOST 200 feet off the ground. I was driving south on I20/I59 where they split off and missed the exit for 20; about 5 seconds later my wife shouted about it, I looked and saw this giant fireball with a really long tail and within a few seconds the fireball was "out". I don't know if that means that the object burned up or if it went out and crashed but it was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Wish I would have caught it on camera. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Birmingham, AL |
| Latitude | 33° 32' 56.08'' N (33.54891°) |
| Longitude | 86° 44' 51.32'' W (-86.747588°) |
| Elevation | 199.725082m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-23 22:25 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-24 03:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 47.88° |
| First azimuth | 93.59° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 88.36° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |