Reports Report 5530f (Event 5530-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Crispin R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | There were two airliners flying over North of Didcot in a NW to SE direction around this time, you can see their contrials against the night sky, this is what made me look up originally, then I saw the fireball/meteor streak across the sky from a NE to SW'ish direction. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 36' 34.73'' N (51.609648°) |
| Longitude | 1° 15' 38.96'' W (-1.260823°) |
| Elevation | 82.29467m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-13 17:20 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-13 17:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 285.95° |
| First azimuth | 356.62° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 329.71° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | The tail wisp away quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were several at least three to four smaller orange/yellow flecks breaking off the main object as it burned into the atmoshphere |