American Meteor Society

Reports Report 31yp (Event 31-2019)

Observer
Name Lois H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Just thought after seeing this that I was imagining it since it disappeared as quick as the moment I saw it. I thought at first that it was a flare but it just disappeared so quickly. I only started looking on line to see if there were any other sightings and it just occurred to me that it must have been a falling star or meteor.
Location
Address Virginia Beach, VA
Latitude 36° 48' 14.93'' N (36.804147°)
Longitude 76° 7' 57.01'' W (-76.132502°)
Elevation 2.988882m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-01-09 06:40 EST
UT Date & Time 2019-01-09 11:40 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 78°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation -
Last azimuth 121.45°
Last elevation 57°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -