American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2667o (Event 2667-2016)

Observer
Name Gary B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Jordan Valley, OR
Latitude 42° 54' 0.53'' N (42.900148°)
Longitude 117° 19' 34.37'' W (-117.326215°)
Elevation 1347.732m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-07-30 23:04 MDT
UT Date & Time 2016-07-31 05:04 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 110°
Moving
Facing azimuth 220°
First azimuth 210°
First elevation 70°
Last azimuth 245°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks White streak exploded into a bright orange ball outwardly. Orange ball explosion was 30 times larger than what I thought was the beginning of a shooting star.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The orange ball had many bright white fragments around the orange glow then disappeared quickly.