Reports Report 2309b (Event 2309-2013)

Observer
Name Cindy H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Event viewed by many people at the grocery store. A bright daylight meteor shower.
Location
Address Colleyville, TX
Latitude 32° 53' 20.76'' N (32.889099°)
Longitude 97° 8' 50.91'' W (-97.147474°)
Elevation 192.994965m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-10-04 18:45 CDT
UT Date & Time 2013-10-04 23:45 UT
Duration ?
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 277.89°
First azimuth -
First elevation 57°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 60s
Length 10°
Remarks glowing smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks turned bright orange, then split and disappear, then it lit up again until it burst and made a contrail
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks original piece glowed then broke apart, then smaller pieces glowed then exploded. About a dozen.