American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4559a (Event 4559-2016)

Observer
Name Jenny M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Yukon, OK
Latitude 35° 36' 38.06'' N (35.610573°)
Longitude 97° 39' 13.58'' W (-97.653771°)
Elevation 343.366m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-11-19 06:17 CST
UT Date & Time 2016-11-19 12:17 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 255°
Moving
Facing azimuth 267.04°
First azimuth 279.95°
First elevation 58°
Last azimuth 258.81°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like it caught fire, blazed for a few seconds then looked like it burst into and those two immediately burst into smaller pieces. They all burnt out pretty quickly.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like it "inflamed" for a few seconds, grew duller, flashed again even brighter and a smaller piece broke off and quickly burnt out