Reports Report 1337hj (Event 1337-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | william c |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball resembled video of rockets and i almost thought it was one until i noticed debris falling off and burning up. it was rather large, where i saw it at was not far from Charolette airport and the planes are roughly a couple thousand feet flying over, the fireball was brighter and larger than the landing lights on the air craft. It was very impressive. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Huntersville, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 25' 52.51'' N (35.431253°) |
| Longitude | 80° 56' 37.89'' W (-80.943859°) |
| Elevation | 233.078m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-12 20:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-13 00:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 190.29° |
| First azimuth | 288.47° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 155.69° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | i could see pieces falling off and burning up two to three times during the course of the viewing, i thought it was about to break up and burn out but it didn't. i almost thought it was a rocket until i saw the fragments burning then i knew it had to be a meteor but it was very bright and large, never seen one that bright or go that far without burning out |