Reports Report 1126b (Event 1126-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sam P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was in my truck at the Virginia weight station on I 81 near Roenoke traveling northbound. Outside my driver\'s window, I saw the sky light up like it was getting daylight. I looked over and saw a bright ball falling out the sky in a left to right angle direction outside my driver\'s window. It didn\'t seem to be falling all that fast. I was talking to another driver at the time, he was 250 miles away on I 81 traveling south in PA and he witnessed the light but did not see the fireball. We saw it at the same time as we commented together about the light in the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Roenoke, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 16' 15.49'' N (37.27097°) |
| Longitude | 79° 56' 29.14'' W (-79.941427°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-04 04:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-04 08:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 254.02199° |
| First elevation | 73° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | bright white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | the train was not quite as bright as the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |