Reports Report 1622f (Event 1622-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alan D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Was driving Southbound on Highway I-77 near Charlotte, Saw fireball appear within my windshield, Had a verticl trajectory, coming from southwest sky, to northwest, thought it was abnormal to see the direction. Not as bright or as large as other fireballs i have seen, and was moving a bit faster, but not as fast as meteor. great long tail, fairly bright, but did not light up surrounding objects. 2 seconds long, burned out about 3 fingers over horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Charlotte, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 11' 39.72'' N (35.194366°) |
| Longitude | 80° 53' 4.05'' W (-80.884458°) |
| Elevation | 213.92424m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-07-25 01:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-07-25 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 163° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 239.03° |
| First azimuth | 222.94° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 233.78° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Dark Green, Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | Tail 10-15 degrees long, Bright Green cone shape, with yellow flame in the center, and darker green flames on outside.. tail grew in size from first appearance, then dissappeared quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |