American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2133f (Event 2133-2016)

Observer
Name Tom T
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Never seen anything like it before.
Location
Address Malibu, CA
Latitude 34° 2' 0.69'' N (34.033526°)
Longitude 118° 50' 32.46'' W (-118.84235°)
Elevation 8.373m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-06-18 22:00 PDT
UT Date & Time 2016-06-19 05:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 258°
Moving
Facing azimuth 75°
First azimuth 70°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 45°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Looked more like satellite debris with fragmentation I've never seen before, more scattered & big as opposed to a regular thin fast small shooting star...
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks seemed like pieces breaking apart with a sudden flash & dissapearance.. Very unusual.. Very unlike a regular thin brief shooting star