Between 7:45 and 8:00 pm on January 19th, I saw a mostly white ball of light with long tail streak across the sky. There was a tinge of red around the ball. I\'ve seen just a few meteor showers and shooting stars but never anything this big. I was quite surprised while driving to see it directly in front of me. It lasted a good 3 or 4 seconds and just disappeared before it reached the horizon.
Location
Address
Jeanerette, LA
Latitude
29° 54' 20.56'' N (29.905711°)
Longitude
91° 42' 3.88'' W (-91.701078°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-01-19 19:45 CST
UT Date & Time
2011-01-20 01:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
212.81466°
First azimuth
219.67434°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
194.0643°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
mostly white with some re
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.25s
Length
8°
Remarks
Train was glowing and as bright as the fireball and white in color. It disappeared at just about the same time as the fireball. There was no flash.
