American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5202n (Event 5202-2019)

Observer
Name David B
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Minden, NV
Latitude 39° 2' 27.95'' N (39.041098°)
Longitude 119° 42' 16.05'' W (-119.704457°)
Elevation 1516.112427m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-10-22 20:10 PDT
UT Date & Time 2019-10-23 03:10 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 240°
Moving
Facing azimuth 234.53°
First azimuth 242.88°
First elevation 27°
Last azimuth 219.61°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 25°
Remarks A glowing smoke trail as wide as a full moon. Started white then turned light blue (saw smoke in the blue part) as it got wider and seamed to explode, Then got skinnier and went from light blue to a whiter color and skinnier then disappeared behind Freel Peak. Widest trail I've ever seen. Explosion was in the middle of the trail.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -