American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1227af (Event 1227-2011)

Observer
Name Linda
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was large and white moving very fast and very low in the sky then disappeared beyond the trees..I have never seen anything like this before in my lifetime...I have only seen shooting stars which this most definitely was not....My gardener stated he had seen one in Thomson about a month ago and it was definitely a meteor...This could have been a fireball and or meteor ...of that I am not sure...It was beautiful to see...
Location
Address Thomson, GA
Latitude 33° 27' 58.92'' N (33.466367°)
Longitude 82° 30' 26.41'' W (-82.507335°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-10-24 19:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-10-24 23:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction -
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 69.9462°
First azimuth 69.41367°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 71.4365°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color bright white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -