American Meteor Society

Reports Report 8515i (Event 8515-2022)

Observer
Name Jarrod C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Love listening to people who know things talk about space but never expected to observe anything like this myself. Did a quick Google search to see if anyone else saw the same thing I did and y'all were the first result. The universe is wild, man.
Location
Address Richmond, VA
Latitude 37° 32' 6.35'' N (37.535098°)
Longitude 77° 35' 28.14'' W (-77.59115°)
Elevation 110.269142m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-11-10 06:05 EST
UT Date & Time 2022-11-10 11:05 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 260°
Moving
Facing azimuth 220°
First azimuth 235°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 205°
Last elevation 36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It only appeared for maybe a second and a half and was behind clouds, but it was bright enough to be distinctly visible through them. About a second after it appeared, it broke up into at least three distinct streaks of light; at that point, the brightness increased dramatically for maybe half a second before disappearing as suddenly as it came. I couldn't tell if there was a smoke trail because of the screen of clouds in the foreground.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It only appeared for maybe a second and a half and was behind clouds, but it was bright enough to be distinctly visible through them. About a second after it appeared, it broke up into at least three distinct streaks of light; at that point, the brightness increased dramatically for maybe half a second before disappearing as suddenly as it came. I couldn't tell if there was a smoke trail because of the screen of clouds in the foreground.