Reports Report 3384jn (Event 3384-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patrick D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This fireball was not like anything I've ever seen before, no shooting stars would even compare to this. A coworker and I were traveling north on 87 just off exit 10 and it was right in front of us, we both saw it. It appeared around 8:20pm and the fireball first appeared at the angle of about 2pm on a hand clock. It shot almost straight down for about 2 seconds leaving a solid glowing stream that slowly fragmented and disappeared and the head of the ball just vanished. It was like something out of a movie it was so bright it looked like it was heading straight to the ground to blow up. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Saratoga Springs , NY |
| Latitude | 43° 4' 23.84'' N (43.073289°) |
| Longitude | 73° 48' 34.95'' W (-73.809707°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-03 20:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-04 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White,silver |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It was a solid glowing trail and then it looked like it broke up into dust and slowly dimmed out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It stayed in a solid line but slowly vanished. |