Reports Report 381o (Event 381-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alicia S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The sighting of the fireball was close to a steel factory that's been in production for years. I've always believed in what I've heard on how important it is to conserve & do what we can to protect our Ozone layer. What our people in economy don't realize today is, we're literally destroying what is protecting us. I'm not any rocket scientist but I have my own theories & how I see it is...we're pretty much cutting holes in the ozone & letting things from the galaxy into our atmosphere that could be harmful, even deadly to the whole existence of mankind someday. If it's crucial to protect something so precious that has been protecting us since the beginning of time, why aren't we doing more to save it? I feel like it should be publicized more. Mandatory Ozone action days would be a start. It might help a bit. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Toledo, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 38' 31.37'' N (41.642048°) |
| Longitude | 83° 34' 12.49'' W (-83.570137°) |
| Elevation | 187.121078m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-02-17 04:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-02-17 09:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 210° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 160° |
| First elevation | 8° |
| Last azimuth | 160° |
| Last elevation | 6° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The train is what I saw first. Smokey, trails of light. Kind of like how a commercial firework shoots up with that trail of light but, the fireball train was more faint & less visible. Kind of like a foggy glow. Then the light appeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very noticeably, bright! Lasted no more than a second. Fog train, burst of light, then poof! Gone. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |