Reports Report 3638s (Event 3638-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Janet A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was my first time seeing it and when I first turned the corner of my work, I was taken back at first as I could not imagine who would set a firework off in the winter and at this time of night but, it was then I realized it couldn't be that because of the location in which I saw it. It was incredible! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Billerica, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 32' 40.64'' N (42.544621°) |
| Longitude | 71° 16' 44.89'' W (-71.279137°) |
| Elevation | 56.887562m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-29 18:47 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-29 23:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 262.91° |
| First azimuth | 275.47° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 265.36° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The train as bright as the entire fireball. It looked just like fireworks descending from the sky. Broken pieces of brightness in the train. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragmentation was the train...like a firework's ending and descending just like a firework |