American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2908ty (Event 2908-2014)

Observer
Name KC R
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Craigsville, WV
Latitude 38° 18' 35.33'' N (38.309814°)
Longitude 80° 39' 34.6'' W (-80.65961°)
Elevation 692.652344m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-11-03 18:24 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-11-03 23:24 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 298.02°
First azimuth 306.45°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 257.2°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Glowing ball of white light with two trails of orange coming off the tail end then it disappeared
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -
Remarks two orange trails one shorter than the other and broke into segments at the tail right before it disappeared
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks the orange trails appeared after the initial sighting of the white ball of light, then the orange flame like trails fragmented, then it all disappeared