Reports Report 340aae (Event 340-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This looked like a impact within 10 miles, not something distant ! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Carson, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 2' 40.55'' N (37.044598°) |
| Longitude | 77° 23' 8.25'' W (-77.385626°) |
| Elevation | 43.343m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-01-30 18:16 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-01-30 23:16 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 210° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 3.21° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 350.44° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The large white ball looked like a firework. The fragmented parts broke loose and flashed bight, then went out. the larger portion remained intact, flashed very brightly, and went out just. It looked amazing close. I would have guessed it to have hit within 10 miles. I felt it was so close, I was looking at the ground for a flash inpact fire, but there was none. It reminded me of that fireball they filmed over Russia a few years ago. |