Reports Report 2551f (Event 2551-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laurie C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | We were traveling on the freeway, I was a passenger, I was able to say "fireball, fireball, fireball..." several times at which time my husband who was driving was able to look out and see the fireball fragmenting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lindon, UT |
| Latitude | 40° 20' 39.34'' N (40.34426°) |
| Longitude | 111° 45' 35.46'' W (-111.75985°) |
| Elevation | 1371.895752m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-10-10 22:40 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-10-11 04:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 201° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 300° |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 300° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Light Blue, Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 65° |
| Remarks | Fragmented tail, VERY bright, glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very bright light blue in color |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Several fragments that broke off and left their own glowing tails |