American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1964ax (Event 1964-2021)

Observer
Name Christie F
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was nighttime with heavy cloud cover. There was a huge full moon. I was driving in my car and was looking up at the moon when I saw it. It was low below the clouds. I thought it was a shooting star but it has a green flashing tail. It looked like it was headed to land but it went out of sight so I could not see exactly where. My teen daughter was with me and saw it too.
Location
Address Winfield, WV
Latitude 38° 31' 40.94'' N (38.528039°)
Longitude 81° 51' 54.35'' W (-81.865098°)
Elevation 175.444809m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-03-28 20:48 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-03-29 00:48 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 107°
Moving
Facing azimuth 159.56°
First azimuth 117.19°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 238.76°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -