American Meteor Society

Reports Report 919g (Event 919-2017)

Observer
Name McElyea D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was not a fast decent even though it was only about 5 seconds ... very bright orange at first .. on decent seen green .. my son and I were facing eastward .. we saw the fireball start from our right .. south .. high in the sky probably between 65-70 degrees head tilted up ... it fell toward the left .. dropping at about same degree .. we lost sight just below treeline ...
Location
Address Keystone Heights, FL
Latitude 29° 46' 39.49'' N (29.777635°)
Longitude 82° 2' 7.92'' W (-82.035533°)
Elevation 43.869m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-03-07 20:09 EST
UT Date & Time 2017-03-08 01:09 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 246°
Moving
Facing azimuth 35°
First azimuth 35.23°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 5.15°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -