American Meteor Society

Reports Report 948x (Event 948-2016)

Observer
Name Janice W
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I saw this driving down the road and watched it go straight down in the direction of our little local airport. It had a long trail behind it, I drove to the airport and there was only one car at a hangar and no people or planes moving. Very cool to see. Temperature was 55 degrees.
Location
Address Beaver Falls, PA
Latitude 40° 46' 13.66'' N (40.770462°)
Longitude 80° 22' 9.13'' W (-80.369204°)
Elevation 365.991m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-03-08 21:18 EST
UT Date & Time 2016-03-09 02:18 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 280.35°
First azimuth 280.25°
First elevation 61°
Last azimuth 100.97°
Last elevation 9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -