I am a mathematics professor at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida.
Thomas W. Hair, Ph.D.
twhair@fgcu.edu
Location
Address
Cape Coral, FL
Latitude
26° 32' 24.58'' N (26.540162°)
Longitude
81° 58' 35.11'' W (-81.976419°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-08-11 23:38 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-08-12 03:38 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270.00029°
First azimuth
270.00027°
First elevation
-1°
Last azimuth
270.63703°
Last elevation
-1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
green center, then yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I heard a small thump-thump maybe one half second apart, but the tv was on and the windows and doors were closed.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
30°
Remarks
I was watching tv...I have an unobstructed view across the water and was looking in that direction when I thought somebody turned on the spotlight on my dock. I jumped up to see what it was (the whole area was alight) and saw the fireball gowing from as close to zenith as my location would allow to what looked like a possible impact...it was breaking up...it was not a micro object.
