Reports Report 949b (Event 949-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Irv M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I shared this with meteoriticalsociety.org : I am not a science buff and have seen my share of shooting stars in my 42 years, but I never saw anything make into our atmosphere. Last night 8/31 and approximately 11:00-11:10 pm over Berkeley Springs WV, Allen district I was right about 39.606085,-78.1703 when I saw a fire ball less then ¼ mile or so in front of me shooting down at about a 45 degree angle. From my view about the size of a volleyball. For as low as it was I only saw it flash by but I think it hit somewhere in this area 39.62473,-78.171158 I do not know if you guys had any way to check last night and see if this hit your radar or not. I was heading home from a card game. It is pitch black back there and I literally shut off my lights and started looking for fire but there are so many valleys it could have been in one. It rained today so not sure how easy it would be to find at this point. I was on my way home. I live here: 39.633027,-78.168411 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Berkeley Springs, WV |
| Latitude | 39° 37' 0.94'' N (39.616929°) |
| Longitude | 78° 9' 44.34'' W (-78.162317°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-31 23:04 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-01 03:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 20.96515° |
| First azimuth | 39.12974° |
| First elevation | 46° |
| Last azimuth | 269.48065° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Redish, it was on fire |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was on its way down. Looked like a fireball the size of a volley ball. It was on a 45 degree dive and maybe 400-600 yards in front of me. It was pitch black where I was. I think I know the area it hit. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |