THIS WAS THE LARGEST FIREBALL FROM A METEOR I HAVE EVER SEEN AND THE ONLY TIME I HAVE SEEN ONE FRAGMENT INTO MULTIPLE FIREBALLS WITH TRAILS PRODUCING PARTICLES OF FALLOUT THAT COULD BE SEEN DRIFTING DOWNWARD.
Location
Address
Clanton, AL
Latitude
32° 50' 36.16'' N (32.843377°)
Longitude
86° 35' 31.07'' W (-86.591964°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-05-20 21:48 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-05-21 02:48 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
64.95942°
First azimuth
90.35942°
First elevation
73°
Last azimuth
336.11386°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
LIGHT BLUE
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
INSIDE VEHICLE AT TIME COULD NOT HEAR OUTSIDE SOUNDS
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
50°
Remarks
GLOWING TRAIN WITH PARTICLES FALLING OUT OF IT AFTER METEOR DISAPPEARED.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
FIREBALL WAS LARGE AS AN AUTOMOBILE OR SLIGHTLY LARGER. HALFWAY THROUGH FRAGMENTED INTO THREE SEPERATED PIECES WITH GLOWING TRAILS FROM EACH AS THEY WENT OUT OF SIGHT.
