Reports Report 86f (Event 86-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving my semi and noticed the bright ball with a tail. It was moving much slower then the average fireballs I have seen in the past. Unfortuanley, while driving, trees obscured the rest of the event voiding any other visual of the object other then the flash it gave off towards the south. I read a few other reports on twitter which came up right after my tweet of a similar fireball as far south as North Carolina and could be seen in the Virginias. My opinion is it wasnt the same |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | La Porte, IN |
| Latitude | 41° 38' 49.51'' N (41.647086°) |
| Longitude | 86° 46' 24.9'' W (-86.773582°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-01-19 20:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-01-20 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 180.93927° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 175.29384° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | blue green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The sky lit up fairly bright towards the south |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |