American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2764x (Event 2764-2014)

Observer
Name Lynn K
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was such a shock to see it and it disappeared so quickly but we first saw a white streak like you see behind a plane then it was like it caught on fire - that's when it looked like a ball. It got brighter orange as it burned and the white streak was still behind it. Then it went away. It was quite beautiful. At first I thought it was a shooting star but it seemed so much closer than that - like a low flying plane.
Location
Address Huntsville, AL
Latitude 34° 48' 34.43'' N (34.809565°)
Longitude 86° 29' 19.15'' W (-86.488653°)
Elevation 213.35434m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-10-20 20:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2014-10-21 01:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 57.96°
First azimuth 24.27°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 322.36°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color white then yellow then orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -