Reports Report 4051j (Event 4051-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rhonda D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Myself and two other people were looking North and saw a bright white ball with a long white tail coming straight down toward the earth, It was very close to us. We left the feild to go look for it , or signs of smoke. It had to hit earth shortly after we saw it. It was close to the ground when we saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Elk Creek, VA |
| Latitude | 36° 44' 39.89'' N (36.744415°) |
| Longitude | 81° 14' 26.65'' W (-81.240735°) |
| Elevation | 851.37m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-19 17:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-19 21:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 1.66° |
| First azimuth | 16.19° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 357.17° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |