What I saw was moving much slower than the more overhead sightings of meteors I\'ve seen in the past. It was really odd to see this in the sky.
Location
Address
Oklahoma City, OK
Latitude
35° 31' 11.5'' N (35.519862°)
Longitude
97° 32' 4.19'' W (-97.534497°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-08-31 03:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-08-31 08:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
169.38023°
First azimuth
168.68994°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
168.57869°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
similar to a firework fla
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
No sound. I was riding a motorcycle at the time.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
2.5°
Remarks
Train glowed. The tail /train seemed very wide compared to other faster moving meteorites seen in the past. Not knowing how far away it was, I though it could have been an exploding airplane a few miles away.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
I did see it \"go out\" when the light stopped. It reminded me of a July 4th sparkler. I am not familiar with this stuff, but I believe the source of the flash (meteor) did break apart into smaller tightly compact flashes.
