Reports Report 1412c (Event 1412-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rick H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was walking through the parking lot to my motorcycle when I saw the fire ball appear directly in front of me. It is a large parking at a nuclear power facility with a lot of cleared land for transmission lines; so the horizon is very low. It streaked almost straight down to the horizon, and had a relatively short tail. About halfway through its trajectory it mad a lazy \"S\" (not a perfectly straight line) before it faded out. It was very bright, but about half the diameter of a full moon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Vernon, VT |
| Latitude | 42° 46' 44.54'' N (42.779039°) |
| Longitude | 72° 30' 46.82'' W (-72.513006°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-27 19:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-27 23:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 336.97808° |
| First azimuth | 337.26146° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 337.44309° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | white/orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |