I hope that someone else got to see this fireball as well. It was an awesome spectacle the we won't soon forget. I suspect that this fireball was visible to good portion of North America.
Location
Address
Wesson, MS
Latitude
31° 41' 55.41'' N (31.698724°)
Longitude
90° 23' 38.98'' W (-90.394161°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-07-01 21:35 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-07-02 02:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
133.53116°
First azimuth
135.49817°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
314.24621°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Bright white yellow with
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We did not hear the sound for 3-4 minutes after the fireball passed. There was an initial boom followed by a rolling thunder sound of successive deep in tone. Deeper than weather generated thunder. I estimate the sound was 30 miles away.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3.5s
Length
60°
Remarks
The fireball appeared as a single bright white yellow streak that broke into multiple pieces with glowing red and orange train following the main piece and the broken away pieces.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
The fireball began fragmenting about halfway through the event and broke into multiple pieces as it was passing directly overhead. My wife and I thought it was fireworks except it was quiet before and during the event.
