American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3478cn (Event 3478-2020)

Observer
Name Phoenix M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks There was three other people with me that night
Location
Address Lubbock, TX
Latitude 33° 32' 22.12'' N (33.539478°)
Longitude 101° 52' 40.45'' W (-101.877902°)
Elevation 984.922974m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-07-18 02:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2020-07-18 07:00 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 99°
Moving
Facing azimuth 199.56°
First azimuth 191.11°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 273.04°
Last elevation 38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 35°
Remarks There were long streaks of flickering fire looking trails after the fireballs moved across the sky which only lasted 5 seconds or so. It was a beautiful sight
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks At first I looked like three balls of fire but as it streamed across the sky smaller fragments were breaking off.