Reports Report 3354bv (Event 3354-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bryant T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My son and I saw what we thought was part of a falling meteorite on Tuesday, Dec. 17th around 9:20pm. We were driving south on I-75 at the Corbin, KY exit 25. We saw a large fireball just to the west of the interstate...falling from east to west at a very steep angle. It looked like a glowing green fireball with smaller reddish yellow "sparks" flying off of it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Corbin, KY |
| Latitude | 36° 55' 10.46'' N (36.919571°) |
| Longitude | 84° 7' 45.88'' W (-84.129411°) |
| Elevation | 361.869324m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-17 21:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-18 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 218.04° |
| First azimuth | 215.56° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 228.24° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Bright, glowing green, with smaller sparks of yellow/red flying off of it. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash (falling fireball) was bright glowing green |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Smaller yellow/red "sparks" flew off the green fireball. |