Reports Report 614bx (Event 614-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tony H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving when I saw this, noticed very bright light, it grew in size and exploded in the East South East sky, seemed to have been very very close to the coast |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Latitude | 36° 50' 48'' N (36.846668°) |
| Longitude | 75° 59' 47.67'' W (-75.996574°) |
| Elevation | 8.318m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-02-16 19:17 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-02-17 00:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 106° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 166.2° |
| First azimuth | 162.36° |
| First elevation | 16° |
| Last azimuth | 171.79° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The green object seemed to become engulfed from the outside in by a brighter white color |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | once the bright white color engulfed the green color from the outside in, orange "sparkler effect" was produced upon explosion |