American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3602v (Event 3602-2020)

Observer
Name Phillip T
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address McKinney, TX
Latitude 33° 10' 13.11'' N (33.170307°)
Longitude 96° 41' 27.04'' W (-96.690844°)
Elevation 219.778229m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-07-21 05:30 CDT
UT Date & Time 2020-07-21 10:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 265°
Moving
Facing azimuth 244.92°
First azimuth 270.66°
First elevation 43°
Last azimuth 222.21°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks I am not sure but there was a sound that I was trying to decide if it was a car out on the main street or something like a leer jet when I looked up and saw a ball of fire going through the sky.
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like little balls of fire came off of the main ball as it passed.