Reports Report 208jm (Event 208-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melinda |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving when I spotted what appeared to be a fireball streaking down very very quickly towards the ground, in front of me and slightly to my left. It was a bright, sunny day, and the sky behind where I saw this was clear blue. No trees obscured my view, as I was in an area with cranberry bogs all around me. It moved much too quickly to be anything but either an optical illusion, or a fireball. I spotted it as it came into my windshield field of view (thank goodness I was on a straight stretch of road!), and it appeared to wink out before it got to the horizon. It appeared to fall straight down, from my perspective. No sound was noticed, as I was driving in my car with the windows raised. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Carver, MA |
| Latitude | 41° 49' 57.39'' N (41.832607°) |
| Longitude | 70° 45' 2.71'' W (-70.750752°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-14 12:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-14 17:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170.62818° |
| First azimuth | 164.97748° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 167.624° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |