Reports Report 1064q (Event 1064-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anna D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Witnessed with my mother, we live out on 20 acres in a very rural farming / country community. We often see high atmosphere shooting stars, the usual bright white streaks. We are well away from the bright lights of the city (about an hour and half south east of Las Vegas, separated by mountain chains). But never anything as brilliant and beautiful as this. My mother remarked after that it had reminded her of a firework that fell from the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jean, NV |
| Latitude | 35° 48' 33.26'' N (35.809239°) |
| Longitude | 115° 37' 25.42'' W (-115.623729°) |
| Elevation | -1m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-13 21:20 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-14 04:20 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Very bright burning white, red, with visible blue and green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Glowing, "sparklers" as the meteorite continued to break up |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We could see high in the sky where it first hit the atmosphere at which point it continued to break up |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Lots of smaller fragments breaking off of the main body, it looked it it was simply crumbling apart |