Reports Report 971a (Event 971-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving in my car on Fisher st facing 1a. I saw it almost directly in front of me, high, to my left field of vision and it was heading downward. There was a trail lit behind it, then it went dark, then just the ball (not the trail) lit up again before disappearing. A “fireball” is truly the only way to describe it. Maybe it was a shooting star but I’ve never seen anything like it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Walpole, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 9' 52.44'' N (42.164568°) |
| Longitude | 71° 14' 12.66'' W (-71.236851°) |
| Elevation | 53.833809m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-02-28 18:39 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-28 23:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 108° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 166.85° |
| First azimuth | 104.61° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 128.87° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Orange maybe orangish. It was darker than a star but similar |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |