Reports Report 2187mw (Event 2187-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lewis G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I had seen this at the time from the back porch kind of late at night, assumed I was seeing things, and told no one. Just tonight (9.27), a friend mentioned that he'd read about this awhile back and sure enough, there it was. I noted the time when it happened, thinking that would be a good way to confirm it later (good thinking on my part!). Mostly was out of the corner of my eye, and I at first thought somebody was spotlighting for deer down in the woods behind the house. I only saw the fireball out of the corner of my eye at first (it followed the very bright flash), but I got a bit better look at it towards the end of its brief visit to our planet. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Huntingdon, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 31' 32.06'' N (40.525571°) |
| Longitude | 77° 55' 17.76'' W (-77.9216°) |
| Elevation | 422.281006m |
| 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 to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 301.99° |
| First azimuth | 314.47° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 280.31° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a distinct inflation of the visible orange light effect at the very end of the object's track. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |