Reports Report 3384gu (Event 3384-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Adams T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was traveling on the interstate and inside a car when observed. There was another witness. The time is only approximate and may vary by about an hour. The location is fairly accurate, but the trajectory may vary because of the location on the interstate curve of the highway may have misled me a bit to the exact orientation. All I know is that this is the brightest fireball that I ever witnessed. It fell from about a 2 O'clock position toward an 8 O'clock position. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Scotrun, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 4' 18.79'' N (41.071886°) |
| Longitude | 75° 23' 33.98'' W (-75.392773°) |
| Elevation | 552.113403m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-03 21:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-04 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 317.22° |
| First azimuth | 337.37° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 309.71° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.25s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | The initial sighting looked like a normal "shooting star" then there was an explosion and slightly darker trail, and then a brighter trail (but not as bright as the initial trail) with smaller glowing "pieces", but it happened in split seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | very bright (and noticeably round. then a dark spot before the fragmentation |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |