It was definitely within a few minutes of 6:45 am. The news said most people reported it as green in other locations but what I saw was a bright blue pretty color. It appeared to be as low as a firework and looked like it would have landed somewhere west of highway 7. It burned out briefly and lit back up for a second before it burned completely out.
Location
Address
Abbeville, MS
Latitude
34° 29' 41.61'' N (34.494893°)
Longitude
89° 30' 44.91'' W (-89.512476°)
Elevation
128.649m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-12 06:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-12 11:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
167.91°
First azimuth
138.59°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
220.11°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
It had a long blue trail, it only smoked a little behind the trail. It looked like it burned out for a brief second and lit back up with the same blue color and then very shortly afterwards it went out again. It looked as close to the earth as a firework except it was shooting down from the sky. I sent my mom a text at 6:48 telling her I just saw the coolest thing I've ever seen. I was driving south bound toward sisk road.
