Reports Report 7540kc (Event 7540-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 7540-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Casey M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It started as green when it first appeared in the sky out of nowhere and then turned yellow then orange before it “went out”. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fredericksburg, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 18' 53.19'' N (38.31°) |
| Longitude | 77° 30' 12.51'' W (-77.5°) |
| Elevation | 74.11m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-11-10 21:02 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-11-11 02:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 157° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 13.18° |
| First azimuth | 0.42° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 19.98° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It looked like if you threw a ball of paper or something on fire. The ball would be the flame but as it moves the flames also trailing. Also i don’t know what the degree for length is so my apologies I guessed. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a giant ball of fire. It suddenly lit up the sky and we thought something caught on fire in the sky and was falling or that a firework was messed up and going downwards. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |