Reports Report 331ak (Event 331-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brenda |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was the biggest thing I have ever seen. It looked like a comet from the movies, headed toward Oklahoma City. It frightened all of us, and it was very beautiful, amazing amount of colors. Wish we could have filmed it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Piedmont, OK |
| Latitude | 35° 37' 46.11'' N (35.629474°) |
| Longitude | 97° 48' 5.3'' W (-97.801473°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-03-23 21:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-03-24 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 225.22314° |
| First azimuth | 251.9213° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 161.44732° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | red with a trail of red w |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | We had the radio on and the widows up. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | It was huge! The train looked like a dozen meteors following a crashing/ explodig rocket. (also, I do not know if I have the time right, because it may have been about 9:15 or 9: 18. Ive grown up in the country in Oklahoma. My kids and I have stayed up to watch meteor showers, we have even driven out in the middle of the night to watch further in the country where there are no lights at all, and we have never seen anything like this. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | We saw flashes (bluish) around our car on the outside, and everyone said |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |