I may not have seen the actual meteor/fireball itself. I saw a bright white flash very similar to a camera flash. It lit up the sky north/northeast from my site. The whole sky lit up very much like heat lightening in the summer.
Location
Address
Franklin, LA
Latitude
29° 49' 41.35'' N (29.828154°)
Longitude
91° 31' 49.22'' W (-91.53034°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-01-12 21:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2011-01-13 03:00 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
-
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
18.10367°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
12.80421°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
All I saw was a flash of bright white light, very similiar to a camera flash and the sky lit with the flash. I did not see any movement or trains. It lit up the far sky past the tree line straight north or northeast.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
Again, I saw a bright white flash in the north, northeast sky.
