Reports Report 1860l (Event 1860-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ashley N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was amazing! I have seen shooting stars, meteor showers, little whiteish blue streaks that appear and vanish as fast as lightning. This was not anything like that. It was very big, and very very low in the sky. It was the color of fire and had trails of fire colored particles flying behind it. If I lived in a war torn country, I would be convinced it was some sort of attack missile. Minus the fact that the actual thing was a bright orange ball of fire. I have found no-one who also saw this! It appeared in the low northwest sky and vanished from view in the low north sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Newport News, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 0' 41.46'' N (37.011518°) |
| Longitude | 76° 26' 2.46'' W (-76.434017°) |
| Elevation | 5.338m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-26 22:31 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-27 02:31 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 333.86° |
| First azimuth | 330.92° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 349.23° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Several trails of burning ashes/particles flew behind it. They burnt out quickly and didn't remain after the fireball vanished but while it was falling it had steady streams or orange burning particles. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |