Reports Report 991g (Event 991-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | philip s |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | in all of my 51 years on this planet i have never seen anything like this before , it was amazing , my first impression was that it was a meteor and then i was considering a firey plane crash due to the area above it is a flight line for local air traffic , channel 13 news was also notified as to this incident , lynchburg , va., hopefully there were no damages to anything just one hell of a light show . thank you ; philip samuels |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | keysville, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 4' 12.39'' N (37.070108°) |
| Longitude | 78° 29' 55.2'' W (-78.498666°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-08 20:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-09 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 154.59142° |
| First azimuth | 145.38822° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 146.96145° |
| Last elevation | 90° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | bright redish orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | i heard no sounds due to radio playing |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.5s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | i observed a bright redish orange fireball 1/5 the size of a full moon come straight down and disapear behind a distant tree line in front of my home , it had a bright redish orange trail of pure fire behind it that was at least a 1/2 mile long , it had to strike the ground somewhere in the vicinity of lunenburg county rd.or beyond in keysville , va. 23947 , at first it was a ball of fire at at least 2 miles up and the tail formed at at least a mile above the horizon , this all happened within 2 to 5 seconds , local state and county police responded and took a verbal report at 8:30 pm on 9/8/11 , and where given all this info. in case of a strike , fires , etc. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | it went from a ball of fire to trailing fire just before it disappeared behind the treeline , it became as bright as red sunset and flashed color that lit sky |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |