Reports Report 1981f (Event 1981-2017)

Observer
Name Pieter L
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks There was a report in the Witness newspaper, that a meteorite landed on a farm in Richmond., KZN- saw this on face book link to article: http://m.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/shooting-star-lands-on-farm-20170615
Location
Address Emalahleni, Mpumalanga (ZA)
Latitude 25° 54' 39.97'' S (-25.911104°)
Longitude 29° 13' 43.98'' E (29.228883°)
Elevation 1580.596m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-06-15 06:06 SAST
UT Date & Time 2017-06-15 04:06 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 249°
Moving
Facing azimuth 165.48°
First azimuth 206°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 161.06°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 40°
Remarks Looked like a shooting star, but it flared out, and seemed to break appart in mid air
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It seemed to break appart at the end, as it stopped burning