Reports Report 1683b (Event 1683-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Devin M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I do not know the exact time I saw this, the time I gave was a rough estimate. I'm more interested to know if anyone else witnessed the same thing. I have never seen anything like it, my initial thought was "wow that's a low flying meteor." It was bright, moved incredibly fast, and appeared to be going even faster since it came from behind me and was heading exactly the same direction I was. It was gone in a second or less. After doing research on the internet I came across this site and I am confident that what I witnessed was indeed a fireball, however my details may be a little off. Like I said, it was VERY brief and somewhat startling- I have NEVER seen such a thing |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbia, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 3' 37.27'' N (34.060354°) |
| Longitude | 81° 8' 6.43'' W (-81.135119°) |
| Elevation | 85.295731m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-07-30 00:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-07-30 04:40 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 271° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 321.83° |
| First azimuth | 135.9° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 320.15° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | initially glowing and then immediately smoky looking. it was incredibly brief |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |