Reports Report 3384ez (Event 3384-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristina N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Confident about the time, I called my husband immediately after I saw it and the phone stamp time is 8:28 pm Eastern. This looked so close, I have never seen a meteor that seemed that close. I was driving in that direction anyway and was expecting to start hearing sirens. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wayne, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 14' 56.84'' N (42.249121°) |
| Longitude | 83° 26' 32.5'' W (-83.442362°) |
| Elevation | 207.920837m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-03 20:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-04 01:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 84.35° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 80.91° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | single bright flash followed by explosion into multiple specks with own trains |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bright flash, I thought it was a plane exploding, it seemed very close and shot at a slight angle toward the ground |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a roman candle pointed at the ground, the solid light blew into little pieces and went from one line to many falling in the same direction |