American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3097bk (Event 3097-2019)

Observer
Name Kevin J
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks My wife and I were laying in the bed of my truck gazing into the sky and saw several shooting stars. Then we saw the fire ball. It caused the truck to slightly shake. We could not believe what we had just seen and have not told anyone because people would have thought us to be crazy. I hope you can confirm our report and respond. Thank
Location
Address Gladys, VA
Latitude 37° 4' 44.54'' N (37.07904°)
Longitude 78° 58' 28.6'' W (-78.97461°)
Elevation 165.85466m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-07-20 22:40 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-07-21 02:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down to up
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 350°
First azimuth 155°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 350°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Red orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Wush
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 30s
Length 20°
Remarks Glowing train that looked like burning embers.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -