American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5566bn (Event 5566-2019)

Observer
Name Jeffrey D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address New Minden, IL
Latitude 38° 24' 3.52'' N (38.400977°)
Longitude 89° 23' 57.51'' W (-89.399309°)
Elevation 136.856216m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-11-11 20:55 CST
UT Date & Time 2019-11-12 02:55 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 166°
Moving
Facing azimuth 307.38°
First azimuth 304.74°
First elevation 44°
Last azimuth 304.33°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Light Blue, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Light blue flash filled the whole sky in front of us while driving for about 1 second, then saw a visible object turn orange and fall out from behind clouds
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Light blue flash filled the whole sky in front of us while driving for about 1 second, then saw a visible object turn orange and fall out from behind clouds