Reports Report 929c (Event 929-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Meteor streaak across the sky from east to west looking toward the north, seen bright flashes before the fire ball was seen then a delayed boom in the distance, looked very low attitude possibly lower the the cloud deck as i seen it under high thin clouds, i live just to the west of Philadelphia Pa happened around 6:45 eastern standerd time |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clifton heights, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 56' 10.93'' N (39.936369°) |
| Longitude | 75° 18' 14.04'' W (-75.303901°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-28 18:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-28 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | bright white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | before i saw the ball streak there was bright flashes similiar to lightning that lasted 5-10 seconds before the steak, then heard an explosion in the distance 2 mintutes after the ball streaked across the sky, similiar to a Class B mortar just 1 boom |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | left a smoke trail, lassted about 10 seconds then disapated |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |