Reports Report 5857a (Event 5857-2023)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 5857-2023
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carmen G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My 1st fireball sighting. It was coming from east traveling west, I was standing in my backyard facing south looking almost straight up. It entered my field of view traveling west for no more than 5 seconds and it just disappeared. No sounds, no trails, nothing. It was a white to light yellow glowing spherical object with a small tail. It was very bright white at the core, the yellow being fuzzy and diffused around the bright core and flowing back to the tail. It was very cool. We see satellites all the time, this was a fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Berwyn Heights, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 59' 39.33'' N (38.99°) |
| Longitude | 76° 54' 27.5'' W (-76.91°) |
| Elevation | 35.29m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-02 22:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-03 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 89° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 211.65° |
| First azimuth | 217.44° |
| First elevation | 77° |
| Last azimuth | 249.8° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White to light yellow, had a short tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |