Reports Report 1621a (Event 1621-2011)

Observer
Name Jeff
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks have seen meteors before. This was the closest Ive ever witnessed one
Location
Address Dalton, GA
Latitude 34° 52' 22.27'' N (34.872852°)
Longitude 85° 2' 28.62'' W (-85.041282°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-12-30 23:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-12-31 04:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 147.65244°
First azimuth 150.75109°
First elevation 81°
Last azimuth 146.30986°
Last elevation 24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2.5s
Length 10°
Remarks greenish color lots of brighter burning pieces
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks pieces of spark?debri? on edges of greenish color tail all looked really close but probably much further away than it was
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -