Once the meteor split into 3 pieces it continued toward the earth and suddenly stopped dropping in a straight line. The lights then started moving in an almost circular motion. I was in my car watching this for a good minute or so when I got to a point where I could no longer see in behind the treelike I came up to.
At this point I assumed that maybe there was a group of sky divers dropping from a plane for the Friday nite Nationally televised UC game. So I asked some friends if that happened at the game and nobody knew. That is the only thing I can think of that would make this type of motion in the sky.
Location
Address
Cincinnati, OH
Latitude
39° 7' 24.56'' N (39.123489°)
Longitude
84° 21' 38.3'' W (-84.360638°)
Elevation
156.563034m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-10-11 20:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-10-12 00:15 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As the meteor dropped closer to earth it split into 3 sections, each of which had similar size and brightness.
