Reports Report 2908ef (Event 2908-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Montei S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I'm an air traffic controller and have witnessed several falling stars. This was the first one I had seen that was green in color. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbus, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 54' 17.69'' N (39.904915°) |
| Longitude | 83° 8' 15.41'' W (-83.137613°) |
| Elevation | 277.737396m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-11-03 18:22 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-11-03 23:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 121.4° |
| First azimuth | 137.54° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 120.14° |
| Last elevation | 47° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | What I witnessed was a streak of light like a meteor, green in color. The lead area of the streak was thicker than the tail. The tail length was about 5" in length. After about three seconds of viewing, there was a flash, and then less than two more seconds it disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash was a small quick burst of light. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the flash, the sky went black for a very quick period of time, then I saw what looked like two more streaks moving in the same direction for a second before they disappeared. |