Reports Report 529m (Event 529-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | paul |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | yes this was a fireball , it appeared of a large size, kept going solid with the green burning on sides and back of orb and a thick bright white long tail. It appeared in atmosphere suddenly lighting up and keeping an almost straight path as it pasted. over ski mountain. I saw it enter atmosphere then as I watched I shook my cousin to look up all while I watched the whole pass and he saw quite abit as it took about 5 or 6 seconds |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | shawnee, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 0' 35.06'' N (41.009738°) |
| Longitude | 75° 6' 26.99'' W (-75.107496°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-10 22:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-11 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 142.99954° |
| First azimuth | 105.90927° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 279.30157° |
| Last elevation | 62° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white in tale with green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | as the fireball passed it carried as part of it a train of a white sparkleler type tail visually about a quarter inch thick , fireball was heat white with a green around orb more towards the back and sides of orb. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | the thick tail was sparkler like |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |