American Meteor Society

Reports Report 208he (Event 208-2011)

Observer
Name James F
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Philadelphia, PA
Latitude 39° 56' 36.07'' N (39.943354°)
Longitude 75° 9' 46.36'' W (-75.162878°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-02-14 12:40 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-02-14 17:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 99.88034°
First azimuth 97.4013°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 98.49258°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Green blue bright white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks Windows were up in my car and I was on speaker phone. Not sure about sound..more certain about location.
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration 3s
Length -1°
Remarks Not very sure came almost straight down very bright very long glowing train def green and then very bright.I only caught sight of it in the last few seconds before it either burned up or struck.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -