Reports Report 3530b (Event 3530-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rachel H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I actually first saw the flash of the fireball when I first stepped outside. Given that this is the third fireball/bolide that I have observed in the last three months, I immediately knew that it was most likely another fireball and was able to catch the end of the flash as well as the ~5 degree length of residual train/trail left (which remained visible for about 4 minutes). The fireball plume indicated that it seemed to originate from the ESE direction, and translated to a W direction, into the Constellation Orion (seemingly ending at Beetlejuice). I was looking almost directly overhead during this event. There was no observed sound. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Market, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 49' 57.18'' N (34.83255°) |
| Longitude | 86° 27' 49.46'' W (-86.46374°) |
| Elevation | 224.874m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-19 03:08 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-19 09:08 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 85° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 350.79° |
| Last elevation | 79° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The train glowed faintly but was very visible directly overhead, with a pronounced smoke trail that billowed, curved, and after about 4 minutes, dissipated completely. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Other than the train that remained, the flash was the only part of the fireball that I was able to observe, as I had just walked outside. Angles reported are based on the position of the terminal flash, and the train that was associated with it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | The flash, directly overhead, illuminated the ground similar to that of a medium altitiude firework explosion. |