Reports Report 2201j (Event 2201-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nancy C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I did not see this, but myself & 2 other family members heard a loud boom and felt the house shake at 6:18 pm PDT on May 6, 2020 - we all ran outside to check nothing had hit the house - later I read on our small community Facebook page that the same loud boom had been heard by others and one person reported they had seen a fireball at the exact time we heard this boom - so I am reporting this to you, as no other explanations had come forward in our community to explain this house shaking boom - I know that airbursts from meteors breaking up can send a shock wave thru the atmosphere (I teach this at my local University of Washington Planetarium to school and public audiences for past 15 years - I am also a NASA Solar System Ambassador volunteer educator) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bainbridge Island, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 38' 19.95'' N (47.638874°) |
| Longitude | 122° 31' 41.45'' W (-122.52818°) |
| Elevation | 69.418678m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-05-06 18:18 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-05-07 01:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 2° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 1° |
| First elevation | 1° |
| Last azimuth | 1° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Loud sonic boom that shook the house |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Loud sonic boom that shook the house |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |