Reports Report 4654e (Event 4654-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | eric j |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen alot of fireball in my life. And this one is the second biggest and closest I have ever seen. It made me flinch for a second waiting for impact. The only one better I have seen was during the day with smoke, fire ,sound of snap ,crackle, and popping ending with a explosion into pieces. That was in 1988 . |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Port Charlotte, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 0' 54.27'' N (27.015074°) |
| Longitude | 82° 4' 39.6'' W (-82.077667°) |
| Elevation | 5.702m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-11-22 23:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-11-23 04:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 145° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 150.39° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 185.73° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | A HUGE YELLOW ORANGE ISH TAIL. VERY WIDE , IT BROKE UP SPREADING OUT WITH AT LEAST 3 MAIN PIECES TILL JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON . VERY BRIGHT. I WAS WAITING FOR THE CRASH. OR A BOOM . |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw the flash as it fragmented and spend the width of the tail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the flash Witch was half way to the ground it broke into at least 3 main pieces creating the widest tail I have ever seen . |