Reports Report 2306bn (Event 2306-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rebecca B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I had no prior knowledge of this phenomena, and saw, as well as heard, another smaller fireball almost a minute afterwards |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Canal Winchester, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 51' 55.28'' N (39.865355°) |
| Longitude | 82° 49' 40.32'' W (-82.827868°) |
| Elevation | 231.736923m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-24 01:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-24 05:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 305° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 277.35° |
| First azimuth | 283.88° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 271.78° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Crackling, "zip" |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Right after I saw it start, I heard a light boom, saw the fireball, then heard it zip across the sky as I watched it, and even heard it "fizzle". |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Smokey, glowing, quick acceleration, and slow decceleration |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Mild "explosion", followed by nothing, then the fireball lit back up and zoomed across the sky |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |