Reports Report 5j (Event 5-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brendan H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was by far the brightest fireball I have ever witnessed. The color was also unique in my experience: green and yellow, as was the smoke trail. The fireball itself was very large-- larger than any star, larger even a plane's landing lights. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boston, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 21' 32.63'' N (42.359064°) |
| Longitude | 71° 9' 42.34'' W (-71.161762°) |
| Elevation | -1.695671m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-01 05:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-01 10:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 113.65° |
| First azimuth | 106.44° |
| First elevation | 82° |
| Last azimuth | 105.76° |
| Last elevation | 81° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Dark Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | When the fireball first entered my field of vision, it had a very short, glowing yellowish train. As it fell almost straight down toward the East/Southeastern horizon, the train lengthened to around 15 degrees and a smoke trail was also visible. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |