Reports Report 3183z (Event 3183-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Debbie F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was the strangest thing I ever saw, I was driving home, it was very dark, and I saw this fireball across the sky with a long white tail |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Old Lyme, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 19' 8.03'' N (41.318897°) |
| Longitude | 72° 16' 27.47'' W (-72.274297°) |
| Elevation | 60.848789m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-08 05:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-08 10:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 274° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 71.03° |
| First azimuth | 78.2° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 43.01° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Blue, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | I first thought it was a plane crashing, it had a long tail it was fireball red and blue |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | just saw a bright red blue explosion |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |