Reports Report 174cs (Event 174-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | JANE |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball never lost fire in the length of time we observed it. It disappeared behind the treeline, as we observed from the higway. We were driving eastbound on the highway, and there was no safe way to \'chase\' the sighting. We heard a loud hissing sound, but thought it must have been something with the radio, never really thinking about the fireball being the cause of the sound. This was by far the biggest, brightest, and closest fireball I have ever observed! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hagerstown (AF) |
| Latitude | 39° 36' 20.38'' N (39.60566°) |
| Longitude | 77° 43' 38.15'' W (-77.727264°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-03 23:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-04 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 44.86855° |
| First azimuth | 67.55839° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 42.19717° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | ORANGE |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Hissing |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The train was orange. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |