Reports Report 2925do (Event 2925-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eli R |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Longest and brightest fireball I've ever witnessed. I was standing outside with both my children (5 and 9 years old), my mother, aunt and uncle and all of us said how incredible it was and how bright and long it lasted and yet we heard no sound. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hughesville, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 14' 31.38'' N (41.242049°) |
| Longitude | 76° 43' 46.14'' W (-76.729483°) |
| Elevation | 176.47m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-25 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-26 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 146.13° |
| First azimuth | 140.76° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 300.03° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 80° |
| Remarks | Started as a bright white dot and quickly enlarged. The white changed to a pick or red, then orange and yellow, then lift green to a dark green with a whitish glow around it, then to a blueish color before burning out just above the horizon. The train was glowing and nearly the length from my elbow to my finger tips length wise. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation was nearly immediate and continued the entire length of the fireballs path. No sound and no large terminal flash, however several small flashes occurred followed by more fragmentation. As fireball flew above some clouds to my SSW the sky light up in whitish greens and blues. |