Reports Report 667abq (Event 667-2013)

Observer
Name Sherry M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Buckhannon, WV
Latitude 38° 58' 10.8'' N (38.969668°)
Longitude 80° 14' 3.95'' W (-80.234431°)
Elevation 440.223267m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-03-22 19:53 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-03-22 23:53 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 54.15°
First azimuth 61.58°
First elevation 62°
Last azimuth 109.82°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2.5s
Length 15°
Remarks It looked like smoke. I wasn't sure what I saw. I called my husband and told him I may have seen a plane on fire and crash. It looked like a fireball with smoke trailing and possibly some debris. I only learned this morning that others saw it and that it evidently was a meteor. My cell phone call at the time lets me be sure of the time of sighting.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks There was some "blazing" flashing as it was falling
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -