Reports Report 1420fi (Event 1420-2015)

Observer
Name Elizabeth M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I am in Southeast Georgia & Me & my kids saw this at approximately 1:30am that night as we were driving home!!! We thought it was a meteor but it was so amazing we stopped in the road to watch!!! I saw it soaring across the sky with what looked like a trail of flames behind it....then it looked like some pieces broke off & we saw 4 smaller ones start trailing behind it....it looked like it was going down to the ground & we thought it was going to crash but a little before the treeline it burst into a ball of flames & then exploded into what looked like a million tiny firey pieces!!!
Location
Address Bristol, GA
Latitude 31° 31' 59.92'' N (31.533311°)
Longitude 82° 5' 42.18'' W (-82.09505°)
Elevation 41.937634m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-06-29 01:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-06-29 05:30 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 103°
Moving
Facing azimuth 296.81°
First azimuth 300.32°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 4.93°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length
Remarks Glowing train with smaller glowing pieces trailing behind it
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like it burst into flames & then exploded into a million pieces
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like it exploded into a million pieces