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(meteorobs) Bright daylight fireball
International Meteor Organization (IMO)
Fireball Data Center
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http://www.imodot net
At 6:19 +/- 5min p.m. EDT, a very bright daylight fireball was visible in the Appalachian
Mountains region. The following descriptions came via internet to the FIDAC:
Millerstown, PA much brighter than full moon
similar to the brightness of a magnificent setting sun
white, bright orange, red
left a extremly long trail of smoke
T. Byers, J. Byers
Ahoskie, NC bright, look like a plane on fire
north - northwest
orange/yellow
D. Harrell
Bobcaygeon, Ont. Canada brillant white, tail red with flashes of blue
approx . 30deg above the horizon from east to west
very fast
T. Yeo
Arlington, VA very bright
duration 10s,
white, then orange
south/southeast to north/northwest
D. Earnest
Gaithersburg, MD bright white yellow
direction north, 30deg above the horizon
R. Lipman
Cameron Mills, NY -8mag
3sec
yellow nucleus, orange outer shell
rumbling sound
A. Smith
Shinglehouse, PA duration 5-10s
white, tail orange/yellow
F. Stonemetz
Penfield, NY like a torch in daylight
begin az: 105deg, elev. 30deg
end az: 125deg, elev. 20deg
duration 1-2s
white orange
sparkling
D. Rogers
Edgeworth, PA orange/red
direction NE
duration 2s
J. Dooley
Old Bridge, NJ extremly bright object
red/orange
long trail
F. Block
Front Royal, VA as bright as full moon
northwestern direction
orange, blue/green
fast
C. McGlothlin
Syracuse, NY duration 15s
red-yellow
W. Murphey
Buffalo, NY brilliant against day sky
begin az: 140deg elev. 13deg
end az: 155deg elev. 10deg
duration 1.5s
red and orange
velocity 10deg/s
D. Sheehan
Hagerstown, MD bright
orange/yellow
L. Ebersole
York county, PA duration 3-5s
orange/yellow
smoke gray/black
TV news
Crestview Farms, NJ duration 3-4s
blue, then yellow/orange
white cloud-like contrail
fast
maybe hissing sound associated with descent
M. Leana/J. Shimp
Coventryville, PA much brighter than full moon
begin az: 360deg, elev. 45deg
end az: 320deg, elev. 20deg
duration 3-5s
red, blue, white
A. DePaolis
Eatontown, NJ duration 4s
orange and yellow
fast
J. Maida
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André Knöfel
Fireball Data Center
2001-07-24
00:05 UTC
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