Reports Report 681a (Event 681-2014)

Observer
Name Thomas G
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Why so many fireball like meteors over the United States in the past few days?
Location
Address Harrison, ME
Latitude 44° 7' 30.37'' N (44.125103°)
Longitude 70° 41' 38.15'' W (-70.69393°)
Elevation 114.915062m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-03-01 19:00 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-03-02 00:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 340.04°
First azimuth 336.13°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 345.34°
Last elevation 47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks gun like popping far off in the distance (seemed to come from the meteor) with an incredible sound of speed
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -