Reports Report 490h (Event 490-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dalton |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Traveling in a loud vehicle at the time, no noise of the fireball could have been audible. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cygnet, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 12' 59.17'' N (41.216435°) |
| Longitude | 83° 37' 51.05'' W (-83.630848°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-05-13 00:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-05-13 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 272.93526° |
| First azimuth | 278.2988° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 302.73485° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White, Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash didnt occur until about 3 seconds after appearing (or first noticed). The flash resembled a fire explosion, the sky did not light up, but the flame of the fireball increased in size dramatically for about 3 seconds and then died out and returned to its original brightness and then disappeared entirely just above a tree-line. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |