American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1687c (Event 1687-2012)

Observer
Name Brad S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Newnan, GA
Latitude 33° 16' 49.57'' N (33.280437°)
Longitude 84° 41' 51.27'' W (-84.697574°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-26 01:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-26 05:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 1.98209°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation -1°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation -1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Don\'t know, did not see
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks Did not hear anything, but was traveling on motorcycle at time so would have had to be loud to hear it.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 12.5°
Remarks Fuzzy, glowing white trail that faded and disappeared after several seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Was not looking directly at it and only saw flash, which was so bright it lit entire sky. Initially thought it was lightning flash but immediately realized that was unlikely as sky was mostly clear. Looked up and slightly behind me to see fading white trail. Flash lasted only a second or so.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -