Reports Report 817aa (Event 817-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joanna |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This fireball is the second one I have seen this week. The other was reported by a man in FT Myers, Florida. This one was much larger and lasted much longer than the one I saw on august 6th. I searched the web to see if anything was reported on it, but was shocked to find nothing. It was huge. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lakeland, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 57' 10.34'' N (27.952871°) |
| Longitude | 81° 56' 44.41'' W (-81.94567°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-11 22:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-12 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 272.89878° |
| First azimuth | 187.54945° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 296.74842° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | green tail bright yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It was green and very large. This may not have been a 'train' but it was like the tail of a comet. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was initially a big bright yellow ball, then it split into two red balls and disappeared. When it separated there was a bright flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |