Reports Report 2908ajb (Event 2908-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | paul a |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I saw my second ever fireball last Spring and did not know what it was until I saw it on a news article online. I reported it on this site at that time. With this most recent sighting, I at first thought I was seeing fireworks--but only for a second. It took me another second to figure out that it was a fireball, because it looked and acted similar to the one I saw last Spring. I feel privileged to have seen these events! 53 years old and I have only seen three of these: the first was at around 6AM on a cold, snowy day back in January, 1973 or 1974 in NE Ohio. That one simply lit up the night sky, even though I did not actually see the fireball itself. Seeing these recent two events within months of each other is pretty neat. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbus, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 5' 50.41'' N (40.097337°) |
| Longitude | 83° 5' 32.57'' W (-83.09238°) |
| Elevation | 277.047455m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-11-03 18:22 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-11-03 23:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 127.69° |
| First azimuth | 141.9° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 137.07° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | The train appeared to be a shower of sparks. For a second, I thought this fireball was fireworks. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |