American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1438de (Event 1438-2013)

Observer
Name Michael M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Gilbert, SC
Latitude 34° 3' 20.86'' N (34.055794°)
Longitude 81° 23' 54.88'' W (-81.398577°)
Elevation 109.513m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-07-13 01:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-07-13 05:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 23.24°
First azimuth 25.59°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 13.26°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks I heard what I thought was an explosion a second to two seconds after the terminal flash
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Large greenish blue flash right above the tree line, but was between myself and the tree line about a third of the way across the lake, the flash was extremely bright( similar to a transformer blowing)
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -