Reports Report 667yy (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Allison K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | We were traveling east bound on 64 from Waynesboro to Crozet, had just passed the overlook at approximately the 98 mile marker when I saw it coming over the mountain on our left headed to the right. It had a long tail and seemed very close. We were in the car, so didn't hear any sounds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Waynesboro, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 2' 4.69'' N (38.034637°) |
| Longitude | 78° 50' 51.06'' W (-78.847516°) |
| Elevation | 541.413452m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 62.63° |
| First azimuth | 42.99° |
| First elevation | -1° |
| Last azimuth | 66.26° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White at first,. then a blue green, then it just dissipated |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It was a long train...no idea how to determine it. From the car on the interstate if I were to put one finger on the fireball and the other at the end of the train, it would be about 6-10 inches. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It came across the sky in a low arc from left to right, above the mountains to our left as we traveled east. We saw it for several seconds and then it flashed a bluish green, then white again and it was gone. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |