Reports Report 397u (Event 397-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Weitzel J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I viewed the object from my driveway, it was flashing orange and fragmented 2 or 3 times while it descended. I first observed it slightly to my right, and very high up in the sky. It did a final flash at tree top height relative to my location and I did not hear any sounds associated to the object. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Northfield Center, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 18' 19.79'' N (41.305497°) |
| Longitude | 81° 32' 14.85'' W (-81.537459°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-16 20:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-17 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89.74402° |
| First azimuth | 104.74339° |
| First elevation | 74° |
| Last azimuth | 99.6349° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It was dark out so I could not see one if it did exist. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw 2 or 3 fragments. The fireball was flashing during its entry and did a final flash at (to my viewing direction) tree height. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |