Reports Report 929ed (Event 929-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen fireballs before but never a green one like this. At first it looked like the green of an airport rotating beacon (there are no airports in this area), very bright. Easily visible through the windshield of the car. Then the trail, which at first I thought was image retention, looked like a vavy or snaky tapered smoke trail. It went behind a hill immediately so I could not follow it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rio, WV |
| Latitude | 39° 6' 22.4'' N (39.106221°) |
| Longitude | 78° 50' 24.13'' W (-78.840036°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-28 19:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-29 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45° |
| First azimuth | 59° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 47° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | The trail looked like smoke. It wasn\\\'t straight. It \\ |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It went behind a hill so I could not tell if there was a flash or fragmentation. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |