| Observer |
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| Name | Kathleen T |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | I was driving at the time and it honestly looked like it was a bolt of lightning at first but I had no idea it was a fireball. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Vinton, VA |
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| Latitude | 37° 15' 44.73'' N (37.26°) |
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| Longitude | 79° 50' 36.82'' W (-79.84°) |
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| Elevation | 297.61m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:30 EDT |
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| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:30 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 265° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 318.34° |
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| First azimuth | 314.44° |
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| First elevation | 29° |
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| Last azimuth | - |
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| Last elevation | 27° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
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| Color | White |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Duration | - |
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| Length | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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