Reports Report 3245a (Event 3245-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeff C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Second one i've seen within a 5 day period. Total freak occurrence; I got out of bed, walked down the hall and looked out window at end of hallway just before heading down the stairs and witnessed the fireball event. It appeared to shoot straight down. I was inside and did not hear any boom, so I can't confirm if there was any noise associated with this event. It was a pretty amazing sight. Not sure what it means to have seen two in the last week, both kinda in the same direction. I sighted the other was two blocks over from my house while driving. It was moving across the sky in a west to east direction. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Crozet, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 4' 36.3'' N (38.076749°) |
| Longitude | 78° 42' 23.01'' W (-78.706392°) |
| Elevation | 229.90036m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-11-19 00:05 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-11-19 05:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 74.3° |
| First azimuth | 66.28° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 69.71° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Explosion of light at the end of a quick downward trajectory of a streaming flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |