Reports Report 1164s (Event 1164-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tyler P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | First time I've ever seen something like this, I was driving in an approximately northward direction and noticed a bright orange, circular flash in the sky, I thought at first it was a firework someone set off, but it was moving in a downward trajectory and only appeared for a brief moment. There were some pieces that seemed to break off, heading in the same trajectory. Only lasted for about a second or two, very brief, and by the time I'd registered seeing it, it was already gone. My car's dash cam picked up a brief glimpse of it, but my windshield was somewhat fogged up and so it didn't really manage to capture it well, which was disappointing. In the video, it appears as a very brief point of light darting down in the sky, but in person it was significantly more visible, very bright and orange-colored, a fireball that quickly disintegrated and disappeared soon after. I mentioned it to my friend a little while later and he recommended submitting a report to this website. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fall River, MA |
| Latitude | 41° 43' 42.09'' N (41.728358°) |
| Longitude | 71° 8' 19'' W (-71.138611°) |
| Elevation | 17.95183m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-02-29 21:39 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-03-01 02:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 21.66° |
| First azimuth | 26.24° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 28.16° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At first I thought it might've been someone setting off a firework since it was a bright orange, circular flash in the sky, but it was moving dowards and disappeared very soon after |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought maybe it was a firework since there were some small little "sparks" that popped out of it, almost like pieces breaking off, though it was more in a downward trajectory |