American Meteor Society

Reports Report 86az (Event 86-2011)

Observer
Name Jerry S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks First I've ever seen
Location
Address McDonough, GA
Latitude 33° 26' 53.01'' N (33.448058°)
Longitude 84° 5' 46.55'' W (-84.096265°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-01-19 21:20 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-01-20 02:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 17.5356°
First elevation 32°
Last azimuth 340.54713°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks Was in vehicle and cold outside so windows were up. Drove in general direction of falling light within 10 mile radius looking for forest on fire. No fire like light to be found.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 30°
Remarks Glowing train that dicipated after 5 seconds with minimal smoke thereafter.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks At first looked like fireworks but much too big to be fireworks. Looked to be a downing aircraft. However, no reports from FAA.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -