| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | sam e |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | i have never seen any thing like this in my life. It was the most awsome sight... looked like a planet was on fire and about to hit the earth. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lancaster, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 28' 23.41'' N (42.473169°) |
| Longitude | 71° 40' 56.03'' W (-71.68223°) |
| Elevation | 69.354347m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-12-15 21:45 ??? |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-12-16 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 303.07° |
| First azimuth | 82.07° |
| First elevation | -1° |
| Last azimuth | 291.91° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | yes there was fragments but only saw a few. and they were large peices. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | started out as a streak, just the same as a shooting star. It got larger very fast and then a fire ball of blue and white led the path. The sky got bright as it appeared out the otherside of the atmosphear. to dissapear slowly with only a trail of light, and only the trail was left. short trail. looked like a small planet on fire and moving verry fast. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | the flash was after it passed thru the sky and then seemed to get brighter and then a halo appeared of bright blue and green flash. as it dissapeared thru the other end of the atmosphear |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | yes there was fragments but only saw a few. and they were large peices. |