American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2149d (Event 2149-2015)

Observer
Name Matt G
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Never seen anything like it before
Location
Address Greensboro, NC
Latitude 36° 8' 1.23'' N (36.133676°)
Longitude 79° 49' 7.87'' W (-79.818854°)
Elevation 253.593796m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-09-06 21:07 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-09-07 01:07 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 30°
Moving
Facing azimuth 321.57°
First azimuth 339.29°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 303.61°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 15°
Remarks Bright, streaking light. 5 or so different points. Varying sizes.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks What looked like a comet, then bright flash maybe 0.5 secs into total duration of streak.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After the flash, explosion and disintegration, at least three or four large pieces had distinct trails. First thing I thought of was Space Shuttle reenty failure.