American Meteor Society

Reports Report 916u (Event 916-2017)

Observer
Name Chris C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was driving east bound on I-24 towards Murfreesboro TN. Just before reaching the I-840 exit I saw what looked like a bright green fireball drop out of the sky. I did not see a large explosion or very much of a tail. I've never seen one of these before so I just assumed I was seeing things. But when I got home I did a YouTube search and saw videos very similar to what I saw that occurred in on Feb 6 in the upper midwest.
Location
Address Murfreesboro, TN
Latitude 35° 53' 21.92'' N (35.889421°)
Longitude 86° 28' 54.83'' W (-86.481896°)
Elevation 181.171m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-03-12 22:50 CDT
UT Date & Time 2017-03-13 03:50 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 182°
Moving
Facing azimuth 136.38°
First azimuth 135.15°
First elevation 34°
Last azimuth 133.57°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
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Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -