American Meteor Society

Reports Report 787m (Event 787-2016)

Observer
Name Susan M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was driving my car west on I-10 and saw this out my driver's side window through the trees (it was that low by the time I saw it) so it's hard to say with any accuracy the location and time. I had talked myself out of it being a fireball (I've never seen one before) until I got an e-mail from our local Baton Rouge observatory saying that there were other reported sightings of a fireball at about that time Saturday evening.
Location
Address Denham Springs, LA
Latitude 30° 27' 57.89'' N (30.46608°)
Longitude 90° 53' 58.09'' W (-90.89947°)
Elevation 12.001m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-02-27 20:00 CST
UT Date & Time 2016-02-28 02:00 UT
Duration <1s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 150°
Moving
Facing azimuth 188.19°
First azimuth 179.88°
First elevation 13°
Last azimuth 215.97°
Last elevation 2°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -