Reports Report 2888o (Event 2888-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Elyssa D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was not alone experiencing this. Was with my husband. We are both physicians, MDs, and have science backgrounds, bio and chem |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Waxhaw, NC |
| Latitude | 34° 59' 3.29'' N (34.984248°) |
| Longitude | 80° 46' 17.42'' W (-80.771505°) |
| Elevation | 188.54m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-12 23:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-13 03:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 0.62° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 337.37° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | literally a boom possibly 30 or more seconds later. My husband and I were purposefully out there looking for meteor showers and were shocked to see this large fireball in horizon with large bright tail, lasted about 2-3 seconds and was about 30-45 secs heard a boom. This was not a firework either. It started out of nowhere and was a large white ball with large bright tail that ended abruptly |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |