American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3946f (Event 3946-2016)

Observer
Name Hope R
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Triton, Newfoundland and Labrador (CA)
Latitude 49° 31' 19.38'' N (49.52205°)
Longitude 55° 36' 38.7'' W (-55.61075°)
Elevation 18.836m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-10-13 18:50 NDT
UT Date & Time 2016-10-13 21:20 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 100°
Moving
Facing azimuth 10°
First azimuth 10°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 40°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 15s
Length 10°
Remarks It was two smoke trails coming from the item on fire! We watched the item to continue burning for about 30 seoncds then it finally went out! It looked like it would hit roof tops and if it didn't burn out we expected to find it just behind our house! Pretty amazing! Even if it was space junk!
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Just seen little fragments breaking from the original object!