American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3898as (Event 3898-2020)

Observer
Name Louise B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks This was nothing like I’ve ever seen before. It was a definite orange glowing ball with a tail of flame about 5x the length of the ball. I’ve seen shooting stars in the UK and in Africa and other places, but this was very low in the sky. It felt like no more than 50-100m up. I caught sight of it above me and watched as it disappeared behind the tree line.
Location
Address South Cerney, England (GB)
Latitude 51° 39' 37.24'' N (51.660344°)
Longitude 1° 55' 32.39'' W (-1.925665°)
Elevation 86.362961m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-07-30 21:55 BST
UT Date & Time 2020-07-30 20:55 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 98°
Moving
Facing azimuth 255.96°
First azimuth 224.03°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 293.32°
Last elevation 3°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -