Reports Report 2187ji (Event 2187-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jaymie L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The siting was amazing! Really awe-inspiring. I came home and started searching Google to see if anyone else reported the event. I finally stumbled across this website today. I really think it landed in the woods by the road I was driving on based on what I saw. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Reading, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 18' 48.17'' N (40.31338°) |
| Longitude | 75° 50' 54.96'' W (-75.8486°) |
| Elevation | 68.018936m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-14 22:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-15 02:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 286.9° |
| First azimuth | 249.46° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 316.45° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | booming like a electrical transformer was blowing |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Purple/pink, yellow, white smoke surrounding the fireball and trailing behind it before it landed in the woods. There were sparks as well. The fireball was skimming the trees. I was driving so I couldn't see where it landed. The fireball was off to my left as I was driving. At first, I thought a transformer blew because of the loud noise and bright light, but then I saw the fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright, sudden burst of light in my left side peripheral vision as i was driving |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |