Reports Report 387ah (Event 387-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 387-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael and Irene F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It's my second fireball but my daughter was in the vehicle with me ,it was her 1st, when she saw it she literally jumped back in her seat and said fearfully oh my god what is it ,she's 25 I explained to her what it was, she thought it was a missile or something like that coming down,she asked why was it moving so slow ,I told her it was probably the angle in witch it was traveling. As it appeared to hang in a relatively small location during its descent. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Greenwood, AR |
| Latitude | 35° 13' 22.79'' N (35.22°) |
| Longitude | 94° 17' 5.15'' W (-94.28°) |
| Elevation | 164.71m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-01-17 22:04 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-01-18 04:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 224° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 285.72° |
| First azimuth | 300.74° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 271.06° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Color turned from green to orangish and brightness increased then burst into several pieces which were then orange to reddish as it fell towards the horizon but burnt out before making impact |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See info on terminal flash |