I have a geology education. I have hunted and collected meteorite for more then 30 years. This meteor was one of the single best events I have ever seen in person or on video. Brilliant greenish blue glow. Came in high traveling north to south. Glow looked like a transformer blowing up. Glow lasted about 4 seconds. Traveling at a medium speed. Was still glowing on enter as it left my sight to the south. Some small fragments were tailing off but only stayed illuminated for less then a second. Small vapor trail after meteor traveled across the horizon. Could be seen for about 15 minutes. Meteor was a long burning body.
Location
Address
Callahan, FL
Latitude
30° 35' 34.52'' N (30.592921°)
Longitude
81° 46' 48.7'' W (-81.780194°)
Elevation
5.631563m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-11-09 21:45 EST
UT Date & Time
2015-11-10 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
197.47°
First azimuth
185.84°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
178.42°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing train. At first with small amount of smoke behind. Looked like a vapor trail at.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Greenish blue explosions. Resembled a power transformer explosion. Illuminated brightly as the meteor fell through some cloud layers. Small debris trail as it passed. Still burning as it left my sight. Total time of greenish blue glow 3 to 4 seconds
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Only very small fragments spark then almost immediately went dark. Fell away from the main body only a small distance before they went dark. Maybe 7 small fragments
