Reports Report 6618h (Event 6618-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Julia B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This is very similar to a fireball (that I think was later classified as a meteorite) I observed October 4th, 2019. It was early evening (still light out) and I saw it exactly above where I wasn’t standing in Casstown, Ohio. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Vandalia, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 52' 48.58'' N (39.880161°) |
| Longitude | 84° 12' 24.07'' W (-84.206687°) |
| Elevation | 299.95636m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-11-13 20:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-11-14 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 111° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 83.89° |
| First azimuth | 51.41° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 100.03° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | Glowing train that followed the fireball and disappeared quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |