Fireball event

Events in 2021 973-2021 KML

We received 11 reports about a fireball seen over NC and VA on Saturday, February 20th 2021 around 00:33 UT.

For this event, we received one video.

The trajectory displayed on the map and the KML file has been automatically computed based on all the witness reports and may not be the most optimized.

11 Witness Reports

a -Marian B.

Level 1

b -Christy S.

Level 3

c -Tony Q.

Level 4

d -Ginger L.

Level 1

e -Alec M.

Level 2

f -Staci T.

Level 2

g -Cordea N.

Level 3

h -Kyle M.

Level 3

i -Rebecca H.

Level 1

j -J H.

Level 1

k -Amy B.

Level 2

Legend

: Direction from which the phenomenom entered the field of vision of the witness.
: Direction from which the phenomenom left the field of vision of the witness.
: Trajectory.
: The witness saw the phenomenon travelling from right to left.
: The witness saw the phenomenon travelling from left to right.
: The witness didn't provide enough information about the direction of the phenomenon.
: The witness heard a sound at same moment of viewing phenomenon (concurrent sound).
: The witness heard a delayed sound, after initial view of phenomenon (delayed sound).

Each witness has a "level" of experience from 1 to 5 - 5 is the highest level of experience.
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1 Video

Credit: Staci Thomas

ID	UT Date & Time	Local Date & Time	Location	Dur.	Magn.	D. Sound	C. Sound	Frag.	Observer	Exp.	Org.
a	2021-02-20 00:48 UT	2021-02-19 19:48 EST	Richmond VA	≈1.5s	-13	?	-	-	Marian B	1	AMS
b	2021-02-20 00:48 UT	2021-02-19 19:48 EST	King George VA	≈3.5s	0	-	-	-	Christy S	3	AMS
c	2021-02-20 00:27 UT	2021-02-19 19:27 EST	Rockville VA	≈3.5s	-16	-	-		Tony Q	4	AMS
d	2021-02-20 00:28 UT	2021-02-19 19:28 EST	Fredericksburg VA	≈3.5s	-8	?	?	-	Ginger L	1	AMS
e	2021-02-20 00:28 UT	2021-02-19 19:28 EST	Chapel Hill NC	≈1.5s	-13	-	-	?	Alec M	2	AMS
f	2021-02-20 00:25 UT	2021-02-19 19:25 EST	Chesterfield VA	≈3.5s	-9	-	-	-	Staci T	2	AMS
g	2021-02-20 00:33 UT	2021-02-19 19:33 EST	Siler City NC	≈3.5s	-5	-	-	-	Cordea N	3	IMO
h	2021-02-20 00:30 UT	2021-02-19 19:30 EST	Roxboro NC	≈1.5s	-24	-	-	-	Kyle M	3	AMS
i	2021-02-20 00:25 UT	2021-02-19 19:25 EST	Greensboro NC	≈3.5s	-10	-	-	-	Rebecca H	1	AMS
j	2021-02-20 00:45 UT	2021-02-19 19:45 EST	Claremont NC	≈1.5s	-15	-	-	-	J H	1	AMS
k	2021-02-20 01:42 UT	2021-02-19 20:42 EST	Durham NC	≈3.5s	-10	-	-	?	Amy B	2	AMS