Reports Report 3191bn (Event 3191-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Thomas P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving my car when I saw the fireball up and to the left through the windshield. I shouted when I saw it and my wife looked up in time only to see a flash in the sky but not the object itself. Being in a closed vehicle I heard nothing. I was surprised by the large size. I have never seen a fireball until tonight. The sky was perfectly clear and extremely dark on the rural highway I was traveling. The location I provided is approximate as I was enroute from Orlando, FL to Auburn, AL which is about a 7 hour drive. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dawson, GA |
| Latitude | 31° 46' 24.6'' N (31.7735°) |
| Longitude | 84° 26' 47.7'' W (-84.446583°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-11-20 21:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-11-21 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Greenish |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A reddish/orange tail behind the greenish fireball, then it exploded in a bright white flash with falling bright fragments |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above |