American Meteor Society

Reports Report 52m (Event 52-2011)

Observer
Name Mike W
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Grand Prairie, TX
Latitude 32° 40' 34.68'' N (32.676301°)
Longitude 97° 2' 12.27'' W (-97.036743°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-01-11 20:45 CST
UT Date & Time 2011-01-12 02:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction -
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 90°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 10°
Remarks It was very brief, but was glowing white. The meteor fell vertically from my location.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks A glowing ball occured for a second. It then fragmented into several pieces that persisted until it fell below the horizon - a hill east of where I was driving.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -