American Meteor Society

Reports Report 746a (Event 746-2008)

Observer
Name Laura and Charles H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Me and husband both saw this burning fire ball shoot across the sky like a falling star... And then burn out. It was absolutely beautiful but we were in separate vehicles traveling southbound I81 in Chilhowie. It was green and on fire... then suddenly burnt out. It was way to big to.be a shooting star so I was looking up research and found this.
Location
Address Chilhowie, VA
Latitude 36° 47' 42.52'' N (36.795145°)
Longitude 81° 40' 48.29'' W (-81.680081°)
Elevation 596.32m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2008-06-18 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2008-06-19 01:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 107°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 233.41°
First elevation 63°
Last azimuth 229.31°
Last elevation 51°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -28
Color Purple, Green, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -