Reports Report 3268x (Event 3268-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Helen M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I walk almost every night. I have seen many meteorites during the Leonids, etc. The few nights before the 9th I had seen 2 typical meteorites. The fireball on the 9th was the only one II have seen here.( I saw a fireball like this ~28 years ago in northern Wisconsin) The train was the longest and fattest I've ever seen. I immediately texted my kids to see if they had seen or heard about this fireball. They had not. But it shows a record of when I saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sorrento, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 48' 0.57'' N (28.800159°) |
| Longitude | 81° 31' 19.51'' W (-81.522086°) |
| Elevation | 24.3034m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-09 21:47 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-10 02:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 342.17° |
| First azimuth | 23.86° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 314.04° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 12s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | The train was above and roughly parallel to the tree line and was as long as the tops of about 10 tall oak trees. It was fat whitish green and lingered about 3 seconds after the ball was gone. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The ball had small spikes of light sticking out, then it flashed a very bright shiny metallic green , and went dark. The spikes seemed to propel away from the ball, but not far before they went dark. The train faded quickly after the ball went dark. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The little spikes of light sticking out of the ball seemed to be propelled away from the ball for a tiny distance before they went dark. |