I don't know what the "sizzling" sound was, and it baffles me as an engineer given the speed of sound... but that sound is what made me look up to see this amazing meteor!
Location
Address
Front Royal, VA
Latitude
38° 52' 57.06'' N (38.882518°)
Longitude
78° 14' 57.91'' W (-78.249419°)
Elevation
179.138m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-06-29 00:34 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-06-29 04:34 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
65°
First azimuth
55°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
100°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sizzling
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The tail grew longer and more yellow towards its final seconds, and seemed to pulse before it burst, fragmenting.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Two pieces fractured off of the back side, both smaller than the remaining main section, and detached with an angle of about 60° between them. They "extinguished" fairly quickly.
