| Observer |
|
Name |
Peter A |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
- |
| Location |
|
Address |
Wexford, PA |
|
Latitude |
40° 36' 22.28'' N (40.60619°)
|
|
Longitude |
80° 3' 32.73'' W (-80.059092°)
|
|
Elevation |
362.915283m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2015-01-17 04:50 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2015-01-17 09:50 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
164° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
67.05° |
|
First azimuth |
60.62° |
|
First elevation |
55° |
|
Last azimuth |
71.66° |
|
Last elevation |
33° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-22 |
|
Color |
White and light blue, like manganese |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Approximately 4 minutes later I heard a large boom, followed by 2 (maybe 3) less loud booms in very quick succession |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Very bright flash that built slowly and ended at it brightest with fragmentation. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
4-5 fragments continued at +/- 10-15 degrees from the original line of trajectory...with slight arcing towards earth. |