American Meteor Society

Reports Report 283e (Event 283-2012)

Observer
Name IVY H
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks N/A
Location
Address EULESS, TX
Latitude 32° 50' 13.18'' N (32.836995°)
Longitude 97° 7' 14.31'' W (-97.120643°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-02-25 23:30 CST
UT Date & Time 2012-02-26 05:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 89.99981°
First azimuth 66.80104°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 100.22181°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color YELLOW AND ORANGE WITH BR
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks I WAS IN MY VEHICLE WITH MUSIC PLAYING DURING THE SIGHTING. IF ANY SOUNDS OF THE FIREBALL WERE AUDIBLE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO HEAR THEM BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks THE TRAIN OF THE FIREBALL WAS A BRIGHT BLUE CONSTANT GLOW THAT LOOKED AS IF IT WAS ATTACHED AND MOVING WITH THE FIREBALL.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks THE FIREBALL ITSELF LOOKED AS IF IT WAS \"ON FIRE\" AND THEN IT DIMMED DOWN TO WHERE IT WAS ALMOST NOT VISIBLE AND THEN BRIGHTENED UP TO LOOK LIKE IT WAS \"ON FIRE\" AGAIN. IT CONTINUED A FEW TIMES AND THEN THE FIREBALL WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE. THE WHOLE TIME THE FIREBALL WAS VISIBLE, SO WAS THE BRIGHT BLUE TRAIN.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -