Reports Report 656t (Event 656-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Katherine G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was completely clear to me that this was something I had never experienced before, and was brighter than anything I'd seen in the night sky. The size in the sky was substantially larger than an airplane light taking off at night (I'm near the airport), so before it even exploded I knew it wasn't that. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cambridge, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 21' 23.68'' N (42.356578°) |
| Longitude | 71° 6' 31.59'' W (-71.108775°) |
| Elevation | 6.521391m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-12 20:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-13 00:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 231° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 340° |
| First azimuth | 350.26° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 340.44° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The ball got bigger and brighter and disappeared, leaving tiny red glowing dots briefly emanating from it (mostly going to either side and in forward of where the last flash was). |