Reports Report 929db (Event 929-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Charles B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was pulling into my neighborhood off Rt. 235 in Southern Maryland and saw this bright streak of fire in the north sky. It was moving east to west. My car radio clock showed 6:48. The streak lasted about five or six seconds. I thought of two things when I saw it. First, maybe someone is celebrating New Years early and popped off some fireworks. Second, gosh that looks like the footage of the shuttle accident a few years ago as it broke up in the atmosphere. The streak of light was white and yellow with greens and blues breaking off of it. I\'d estimate that it was less than 45 degrees above the horizon. I thought for sure it was just fireworks except our dinner guests arrived about 20 minutes later saying they saw the same thing through the trees from where they were driving 10 miles south. I\'d love to know if this actually landed somewhere. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | California, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 18' 30.21'' N (38.308393°) |
| Longitude | 76° 32' 21.33'' W (-76.539259°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-28 18:48 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-28 23:48 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 26° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 358° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white-yellow with green a |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | the train was visible throughout the duration of the six seconds of light in the sky. It didn\\\'t seem to fade, just stop although at that point I was looking at it through trees while driving. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | What appeared to be fragmentation to me was blue and green and yellow offshoots or sparks coming off the front of the train/trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |