Reports Report 4845h (Event 4845-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dominic H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Initially thought it was a military plane or planes as it was following a similar route to regular observed military training flights. At night these have green neon wing lights and on first observation the looked to be a green dot that made me think it was a plane, then clearly became a fireball, meteor trail |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hellifield, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 54° 0' 25.72'' N (54.007145°) |
| Longitude | 2° 13' 10.26'' W (-2.219517°) |
| Elevation | 159.418045m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-10-04 21:10 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-10-04 20:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 82° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 291.5° |
| First azimuth | 287.84° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 320.58° |
| Last elevation | 67° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green dot, yellow and orange trail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Continuous breaking into individual fireballs, lettering out to nothing |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Last elements of fireball, bring clear flames |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above |