Reports Report 1916d (Event 1916-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Craig C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was my first ever fireball experience. About 5 minutes after this sighting, I witnessed what I believe, in contrast, to have been one of the Perseid Meteors. It was a very different report, since it lasted a very short time, was much higher in the sky than the reported fireball, and it faded in less than 2 seconds. It was great to have these contrasting experiences/perspectives on the same night and within minutes of one another. It gives me much greater confidence in my belief that the first one was a fireball. It actually occurred along the same trajectory path as a somewhat fainter "fireball" I witnessed the night before, on August 11th, around 9:30 pm EDT in the same front yard, from the same vantage and perspective. Thanks for the opportunity to share my experience. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Perrysburg, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 32' 13.59'' N (41.537109°) |
| Longitude | 83° 36' 13.44'' W (-83.603733°) |
| Elevation | 195.746445m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-08-12 22:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-13 02:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30.99° |
| First azimuth | 329.88° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 63.16° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball with a bright thick tail simply brightened fully then disappeared, as if it had "fizzled out." |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |