Reports Report 208gq (Event 208-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Donavin |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I cannot confirm it, but a co-worker reported her daughter called her, and said there was a field fire caused by a meteorite by Eastpoint Mall in Dundalk,Md. about 5 miles in the same direction from where I saw it descend. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Edgemere, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 14' 18.72'' N (39.238534°) |
| Longitude | 76° 28' 50.34'' W (-76.480651°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-14 12:40 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-14 17:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.51996° |
| First azimuth | 79.23657° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 79.02581° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Bright white like magnese |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | no audible sound/ I was traveling in a truck. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Gold sparkling train, the head was intense bright white, flashed pale green and disappeared about 40 ft from the ground. the head seemed to be the size of a tire in perspective to distance. Literal size seen from distance of 1mile, is comparative to pinky nail t arms leingth. The metiorite fell straight down, and the tail was above it. (reverse of fireworks or signal flare). |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright white, flashed pale green. then \"went out\" approx. 40 feet from the ground. appeared to be less than 1 mile away. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |