Reports Report 86ac (Event 86-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bob |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | First time I ever saw anything like this. Spectacular! Any idea where this thing ended up? I know these distances can be misleading, but the downward trajectory indicated to me that the path was coming to an end very quickly. If I had to guess, I would say 2-5 miles from my position and in a generally westardly direction. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Roswell, GA |
| Latitude | 34° 2' 3.52'' N (34.03431°) |
| Longitude | 84° 18' 51.85'' W (-84.314404°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-01-19 20:57 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-01-20 01:57 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 28.07234° |
| First azimuth | 341.29505° |
| First elevation | 69° |
| Last azimuth | 299.57873° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Bright white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | White - the fireball was brighter than the full moon present at the time, less bright than a welder's arc. The train was bright white also, a bit less intense than the fireball itself |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |