Reports Report 2850r (Event 2850-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rockoff M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was looking at car radio. The sky got bright. Looked up and left and saw a massive ball moving to my right. It got brighter and then a huge flash after a minor dimming. Then it broke apart and disappears into the tree line in the distance. The car video caught the last 3 seconds of it. But missed the first 5 seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hingham, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 13' 25.45'' N (42.223737°) |
| Longitude | 70° 52' 34.39'' W (-70.876219°) |
| Elevation | 8.633m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-10 03:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-10 07:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 103° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 70.2° |
| First azimuth | 49.49° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 102.59° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Long glowing ball across whole windshield. Extremely bright. Got super bright flash then began to disappear below tree line |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Huge bright flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | You could see it go from big ball to smaller balls after flash |