Reports Report 2468ah (Event 2468-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christine T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Something woke me up; it could have been a boom and that is why I went outside to see what it was. I happened to look directly east from my property and that's when I saw it. There were several large balls that looked like fireworks exploding, but white with no sound that I could hear. I've never seen anything like this before. I thought at first it was the launch, except for the fact that it was directly to the east of me and the launches are always visible to the SSE. It was at about the same time as the launch. I had a difficult time with the directional parts of this form so they are probably off, but looking directly east from my house, just above the tree line is where it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bunnell, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 24' 44.9'' N (29.412472°) |
| Longitude | 81° 21' 48.12'' W (-81.363367°) |
| Elevation | 3.292682m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-04-23 05:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-04-23 09:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 337° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 233.53° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | It looked like a comet tail but fell below my tree line before I could really see how long |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought it was fireworks because of the brightness and length of time and there were more than one of them |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked as if it blew into several separate pieces and the flash was quite spectacular |