Reports Report 1646a (Event 1646-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rober B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | There was a plane in the sky quite near the three fireballs. My first thought was that the plane had hit a bird or had an engine fire some kind. I'm just reporting it in case someone else saw it too. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dayton, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 45' 57.48'' N (39.765968°) |
| Longitude | 84° 5' 6.06'' W (-84.085018°) |
| Elevation | 288.991943m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-03-27 23:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-03-28 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 230° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 124.4° |
| First azimuth | 143.29° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 123.21° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Looked like a fire trail more than smoke. Essentially it looked like a Roman candle firework, but way up high in the sky. There were three balls of fire - exactly resembling orange fire -- and each had a trail, again, like a Roman candle. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like someone set off three flares, essentially. Each trialed fire for about 2 seconds then just faded out. |