Reports Report 449eh (Event 449-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dillon B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | From the point of entry directly overhead to the time the fireball extinguished was approximately 4-5 seconds. The predominant colors were white (1 second), then orange (1 second), then green (2-3 seconds) as it moved north. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alachua, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 53' 13.74'' N (29.88715°) |
| Longitude | 82° 24' 28.85'' W (-82.408015°) |
| Elevation | 29.195854m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-02-21 22:48 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-02-22 03:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 359° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180.01° |
| First azimuth | 3° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 2.46° |
| Last elevation | 90° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | White, light yellow, yellow, orange, then green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 1 minute after the fireball lit up the sky directly overhead moving north (white-light yellow-yellow-orange-green) a low frequency rumble (barely audible-below 20hz) lasting approximately 5 seconds preceded a large sonic boom lasting approximately 2-3 seconds, followed by the same low frequency rumble for approximately 8 seconds. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |