Reports Report 5215et (Event 5215-2024)

Observer
Name Sonia R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It wasnt just a shooting star type of thing. This wasnt debris. We had definitely seen two previous meteors earlier.. one very far far away.. and second that was definitelh closer. They werent planes npr satellites. A But this one was straight out of a movie. It wasng debris, it wasnt part of a plane. It was a burning clump that broke into three and then fizzled out
Location
Address Uckfield, England (GB)
Latitude 50° 56' 57.98'' N (50.949438°)
Longitude 0° 6' 24.84'' W (0.106899°)
Elevation 40.02417m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-09-14 20:40 BST
UT Date & Time 2024-09-14 19:40 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 104°
Moving
Facing azimuth 120°
First azimuth 290°
First elevation 33°
Last azimuth 90°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 20°
Remarks It was like fire. Fire tail. Like from the movies.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It broke into three very clear big pieces which all glowed and left a fire tail