Reports Report 6206vc (Event 6206-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | As soon as I saw it, I started looking online to see if I could find out any information and that is how I discovered your website. I was hesitant to report anything because I didn’t want to mess up your findings. I contacted my niece who is an Aerospace engineer, who works for NASA. Today she sent me an article about the fireball that everyone saw and suggested that I report the one I saw. I did reach out to your contact page to try to get more information a few days ago, but don’t believe I had gotten info back, but I am reporting this now. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Niles, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 11' 52.73'' N (41.197981°) |
| Longitude | 80° 40' 52.32'' W (-80.681201°) |
| Elevation | 328.390564m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-21 18:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-21 22:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 120° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 2.79° |
| First azimuth | 357.37° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 359.36° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a very bright white large ball that broke into smaller flashes like a firework would be except completely silent. It happened within one to two seconds, and I am guessing on the time of 6:30 PM. It was right after the sun was setting. It was straight north from where I was standing and so low in the sky. It was beautiful! |