Reports Report 1872bb (Event 1872-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jiyati V |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was on a moving car! So being unable to move my character during this reporting might cause some confusion: I've placed the character where I was when I initially sighted it. The traffic signal was a green light, and passing the intersection, during the 10 second fireball sighting we moved 700-800 feet! Probably going south along Three Notch Rd at 60 mph at first but 50 mph later, and the sighting was 90 deg to my left by the time it finished. By that time we were closer to the Pax River Ale House. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lexington Park, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 16' 35.34'' N (38.276482°) |
| Longitude | 76° 27' 51.49'' W (-76.464304°) |
| Elevation | 34.295m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-06-06 20:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-06-07 00:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 84.93° |
| First azimuth | 92.97° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 63.69° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | glowing train while fireball was singular, then it fragmented during the last 5 seconds before disappearing |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | fragmented into 2 first and then 3-4 before disappearing fast |