I heard on the news that officials think it landed near Poteau Mountain, OK. I was looking at the fireball with my back to Oklahoma and I watched it disappear behind trees about 100 yards away in the East South East sky. I am a Private Security Guard and I was sitting in my chair in the guard house at my post. I can actually tell you what tree it disappeared behind and what angle it was traveling exactly. There are several power poles around my post and the meteor streaked through the sky between two of them. The fireball happened to light up that whole section of the sky including what I think was a smoke trail where the glittery train faded. It happened so fast I can't really be for sure. It was like something out of a movie. I'm also a Arkansas Trained Storm Spotter for the National Weather Service.
Location
Address
Russellville, AR
Latitude
35° 15' 30.41'' N (35.258446°)
Longitude
93° 3' 45.17'' W (-93.062546°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-01-11 20:50 CST
UT Date & Time
2011-01-12 02:50 UT
Duration
≈2s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
135°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-1°
Remarks
The green fireball seemed to twinkle and wobble greatly and the train looked as if it squiggled back and forth. As the train aged over one second, it changed to a gold color and glittered as it faded.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
I assume the glitter train was frag. It was pretty bright gold then white glitter.
