Reports Report 408i (Event 408-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lars |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Northern central Tennessee, approx. 2 miles south of Kentucky border, driving North on Route 10. Spotted a huge fireball traveling from east to west about 7:15pm CDT (time estimated). Was easily visible on a clear night, huge with a bluish-green color. I’ve seen meteor showers before, but those were generally small streaks across the sky. Difficult to estimate speed or size, but maybe 100 times larger than those small streaks encountered during meteor showers. Never saw anything in the news about it, which is strange considering how large it was. Possibly space junk? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Macon County, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 36' 12.74'' N (36.603539°) |
| Longitude | 86° 4' 22.45'' W (-86.072903°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-18 19:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-19 00:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 333.00817° |
| First azimuth | 345.7617° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 304.52594° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Blue and green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Glowing initial train of blue/green then yellow/white before disappearing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the object descended to about 20 degrees it appeared to burst then disappear. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |