I'm an Aerospace Engineer and have seen many meteor showers (shooting stars) but this was clearly much bigger and directly in my (and my daughter's) field of view traveling down the highway...
Location
Address
West Point, MS
Latitude
33° 53' 6.28'' N (33.885078°)
Longitude
88° 43' 22.45'' W (-88.722902°)
Elevation
88.548m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-02-18 21:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-02-19 03:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
170°
Moving
Facing azimuth
171.31°
First azimuth
165°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
172°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Yellow>>>>> Light Yellow >>>> White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
10°
Remarks
break up pieces and brief glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
object went behind some clouds and hence light got much brighter (so not sure it that was an explosion) fragments coming off as it traveled through sky
