Reports Report 2530ac (Event 2530-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sara D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball was what seemed to be the size of a football at the brightest point. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wethersfield, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 44' 34.32'' N (41.742867°) |
| Longitude | 72° 39' 43.23'' W (-72.662008°) |
| Elevation | 7.694867m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-10-03 20:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-10-04 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 191.72° |
| First azimuth | 66.9° |
| First elevation | 14° |
| Last azimuth | 186.42° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was quite low, started just above the high rises long tail started bright blue turned bright green then white then bluish-green and the termination flash was teal and white just as it dipped below a telephone pole, I was traveling on the highway so not sure of the exact location and no noise heard- really quite amazing, I've never seen anything like it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the last flash, the highway being lit I did see an out line of fragmentation between the size of a golf ball and baseball. |