Reports Report 929df (Event 929-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | chris c |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was traveling through Northampton, Mass. at approximately 6:48 pm when I noticed a fairly large fireball traveling at a moderately fast rate of speed. It was traveling southwest I think. I thought it was a plane or meteor. I found it strange at the size and speed of the object. It actually stunned me and I thought I was seeing things, but apparently I wasn’t. It lit up the sky in its vicinity and had flames in the rear of it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | ware, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 20' 3.75'' N (42.334375°) |
| Longitude | 72° 37' 13.44'' W (-72.620401°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-28 18:48 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-28 23:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 225° |
| First azimuth | 246° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 23° |
| Last elevation | 74° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | red, orange, yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I had my music on in my car and the windows rolled up with the heat on. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 8.5s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | The train was nearly identical to flames being dragged like a burning log being thrown. I thought it was a plane plummeting in flames. It was indeed strange. The fireball\'s train was orange, yellow, and red. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |