American Meteor Society

Reports Report 842a (Event 842-2017)

Observer
Name Robby T
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I'm not sure about any of this except the location we saw it and the approximate time. It was in the western sky slightly to our left and I watched fall from high elevation to low in the front seat of a pick up and I pointed it to my friend who driving and he saw the end of it. It was so big we wondered if it was a plane crashing. I have seen shooting stars through my 6 decades, but nothing this big
Location
Address Brandon, MS
Latitude 32° 28' 7.08'' N (32.468632°)
Longitude 89° 54' 36.4'' W (-89.91011°)
Elevation 138.528m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-03-01 19:14 CST
UT Date & Time 2017-03-02 01:14 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 342°
Moving
Facing azimuth 280°
First azimuth 270°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 275°
Last elevation 5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -