Reports Report 1296m (Event 1296-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kyle M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I wasn't entirely sure how to use the first angle tool on this site, whether it was meant to be the angle from my perspective or compass direction. I was facing almost directly south, and observed the fireball travel to the southwest. It was a perfectly round, white object and I am positive that I saw some kind of smoke or vapor trail that looked just like the trail from a jet, except it widened faster. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | McConnellsburg, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 58' 19.01'' N (39.971946°) |
| Longitude | 78° 0' 23.9'' W (-78.00664°) |
| Elevation | 301.674m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-04-03 22:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-04 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 169° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 193.52° |
| First azimuth | 175.39° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 220.76° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It looked like a vapor trail from a jet, and I thought I could actually see the vapor swirling as it disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |