Reports Report 2611bf (Event 2611-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vikki B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was beautiful...and I hope that it was a fireball, as I suspect it was! Traveled on a course that was not on a big vertical angle, first noted in southern sky and seemingly coming from the SE, moving toward the west. I had time only to sputter my boyfriends one syllable name four times to get his attention, he looked up, saw it for a split second, and it was gone...hence my estimate of 2-5ish seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gainesville, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 39' 58.82'' N (29.66634°) |
| Longitude | 82° 23' 31.16'' W (-82.39199°) |
| Elevation | 48.221m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-23 20:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-24 00:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 183.34° |
| First azimuth | 140.75° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 275.25° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Blue-green color to leading aspect of ball, glowing white/yellow main fireball, tail/trail (can’t recall color) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | I believe it was a smoke train. Was there, then faded out quickly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |