Reports Report 785a (Event 785-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cheryl S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was our first witness of a fireball during very early evening. I'm glad there was someone else in the car to see it. It was an awesome site to watch. It seemed to take forever to descend behind the horizontal tree line. Actually, we were waiting to hear an explosion. Luckily, it did not happen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sanford, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 46' 38.67'' N (28.777409°) |
| Longitude | 81° 16' 32.06'' W (-81.275573°) |
| Elevation | 12.600081m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-31 19:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-31 23:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 29.32° |
| First azimuth | 30.03° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 28.74° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | glowing red/white fireball with a long smoke trail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |