Reports Report 2179bh (Event 2179-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ellen H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was sitting on my truck talking to a friend, not watching the sky. This appeared behind her head, bright enough to grab my attention, but not long enough for her to turn around and be able to see it... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Knoxville, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 19' 35.99'' N (39.326663°) |
| Longitude | 77° 39' 21.31'' W (-77.65592°) |
| Elevation | 134.867584m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-29 18:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-29 22:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | White trail, fireball was big and very bright. It was fairly quick and I thought I was seeing a typical shooting star (tail only), then saw big fireball sort of explode into existence. I actually checked news to see if there was some kind of accident. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just a big explosion bright orange, redish exploding outward I thought something had exploded and actually checked the news to see if there had been some kind of accident. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |