Reports Report 861a (Event 861-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daniel V |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving southbound on I-95, when I saw it outside of my drivers side window, so I was looking SE.... It was a very spectacular fireball, best one I've seen in years, so thought I'd submit a report... For sure this had sonic / explosive booms, although I did not hear them due to the noisy environment inside the vehicle at 70mph... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santee, SC |
| Latitude | 33° 28' 12.03'' N (33.470009°) |
| Longitude | 80° 28' 29.29'' W (-80.474803°) |
| Elevation | 38.901917m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-31 02:44 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-31 06:44 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 156° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 139.55° |
| First azimuth | 131.5° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 160.13° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Bright fireball w long tail (smoke in a gradient, bright to dim) |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Spectacular entry, w Several bright frag flashes (4-6) as it plowed through the atmosphere.... Almost seemed as if it were tumbling... |