| Observer |
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| Name | Kyle C |
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| Experience Level | 4/5 |
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| Remarks | Two additional fireballs from different directions also occurred within 30 seconds of this event that were much smaller and shorter-lived. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Petersburg, VA |
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| Latitude | 37° 9' 23.79'' N (37.16°) |
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| Longitude | 77° 31' 3.41'' W (-77.52°) |
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| Elevation | 56.4m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2021-12-07 06:00 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2021-12-07 11:00 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 93° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 20.14° |
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| First azimuth | 348.78° |
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| First elevation | 63° |
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| Last azimuth | 53.9° |
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| Last elevation | 49° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
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| Color | Light Yellow |
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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 | Yes |
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| Duration | 15s |
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| Length | 99.99° |
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| Remarks | Dimly glowing smoke trail that faded slowly. |
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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 | Yes |
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| Remarks | The object broke up into 3 or 4 pieces, with two of them being noticeably larger |
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