American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2132ayz (Event 2132-2013)

Observer
Name Elizabeth S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was beautiful!
Location
Address Lexington, KY
Latitude 38° 1' 27.98'' N (38.024439°)
Longitude 84° 27' 42.62'' W (-84.46184°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-27 11:35 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-27 15:35 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Mostly white with green and blue tinges
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 20°
Remarks Glowing train that petered out.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks If the train was the width a crayon draws a line on paper, the explosion was the size of a nickel.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks There were fragments out from the explosion that disappeared quite quickly. If the explosion was the size of a nickel, the fragments were visible out to the radius of a quarter.