American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4087bt (Event 4087-2018)

Observer
Name Rachel R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Just surprised and worried what it was.
Location
Address , England (GB)
Latitude 52° 12' 43.74'' N (52.212149°)
Longitude 2° 12' 7.55'' W (-2.202097°)
Elevation 35.681431m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-10-10 22:10 BST
UT Date & Time 2018-10-10 21:10 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 102°
Moving
Facing azimuth 88.64°
First azimuth 60.58°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 117.43°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Was in my car... heard a noise that sounded like alarm or something going off and wondered what the noise was.. looked up and saw this thing streak across sky.. thought was going to crash... fast as anything
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -
Remarks What I can remember it was like a streak following after the flash. It was long but couldn’t say really how long.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -