Reports Report 657r (Event 657-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lisa C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was standing in my driveway and glanced up because I thought it was an airplane (we're under a flight path to BWI), but it was way too bright and wasn't moving in the usual direction of the planes that fly overhead. My next thought was "shooting star," but I quickly realized it wasn't a normal shooting star because it was unusually bright and made a faint hissing noise like fireworks before it disappeared. What a remarkable experience - I won't soon forget it! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ellicott City, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 14' 59.54'' N (39.249873°) |
| Longitude | 76° 47' 13.08'' W (-76.786968°) |
| Elevation | 138.929138m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-20 22:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-21 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 92.71° |
| First azimuth | 91.71° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 67.2° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It sounded like a distant fireworks display - kind of a hissing noise as if something was burning up. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At first, it looked like a regular shooting star only a lot brighter, but at the last moment it was visible, the front area expanded into more of a teardrop "fireball" shape and became even brighter. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |