Reports Report 698a (Event 698-2009)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I believe it could possibly have been a bolide, because it did appear as an explosion that left a lot of fragments. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Old Orchard Beach, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 30' 54.46'' N (43.515128°) |
| Longitude | 70° 22' 22.46'' W (-70.372905°) |
| Elevation | 1.941857m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2009-11-13 20:13 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2009-11-14 01:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 120° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 120° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | The trail was wide, brighter in the middle, with pieces away from the center, and then it faded over the next few seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was as bright as a bolt of lightning, but lasted longer, and lit up the whole bay so that we could see Stratton Island and Biddeford Pool. It was so bright that it shined through a thin overcast, both the flash and the trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the initial flash, the fireball continued to streak across the sky, with lots of fragmentation that left a trail as described before, then it faded away over the next few seconds from where it first started and the edges to where it last lit up the sky. |