Reports Report 1072n (Event 1072-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Emile N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was just driving home from church in Picayune, MS. As I passed the Nicholson on ramp, I looked up and saw a fire ball heading to earth. It was falling at a high rate of speed on a steep angle. My estimate is that the fire ball landed about 5-20 miles west of I59 somewhere along the Louisiana and Mississippi border. I don't know if there is any population in that direction, hopefully only swamp. Did anyone else see this? I reported it to both the Mississippi and Louisiana 911 operators. I was wondering if it could be part of the debris from the falling satellite. Please let me know if it might have been. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pearl River, LA |
| Latitude | 30° 27' 58.68'' N (30.466301°) |
| Longitude | 89° 41' 29.41'' W (-89.691503°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-25 19:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-26 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 193.24052° |
| First azimuth | 243.17224° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 245.06318° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white with yellow front f |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | did not hear anything, but i was ridding in my car with the windows up. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | that was the strange part. There was no train, it looked like it was burning clean. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |