American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1676b (Event 1676-2012)

Observer
Name Jimmie F
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Plano, TX
Latitude 33° 1' 29.23'' N (33.024785°)
Longitude 96° 45' 23.65'' W (-96.75657°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-30 03:20 CDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-30 08:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 91.16338°
First azimuth 90.2783°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 90.58124°
Last elevation 70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color orange and yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks It was full of what looked like sparks that spread out quite fast behind it but also faded fast. Sort of like the rough part of a wake behind a speed boat. It was incredibly bright, but very very short in duration.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks If by fragmentation you mean the spark-like effect I saw, then yes I saw fragmentation. It was like seeing the sparks fly off from a sparkler (4th of July) or similar fireworks.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -