Reports Report 696bg (Event 696-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John F |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Brightest random fireball in 25 years. This was not the the 7:55pm fireball! It appeared about 40-50 deg above horizon (top of my windshield) and descended toward the horizon in the ease northeast . My car was facing southeast, I appeared in the upper left corner of front windshield and followed that angle going down. Was watching airplanes approaching Dulles airport for landing while at stoplight. Brighter than Venus, brighter than a large body aircraft with lights on. Was not a plane. Too fast, wrong direction and it was falling |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ashburn, VA |
| Latitude | 39° 2' 30.96'' N (39.041932°) |
| Longitude | 77° 28' 31.61'' W (-77.475447°) |
| Elevation | 84.059998m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-23 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 121.91° |
| First azimuth | 120.65° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 119.83° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |