American Meteor Society

Reports Report 793h (Event 793-2012)

Observer
Name Darla
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Stillwater, OK
Latitude 36° 9' 31.82'' N (36.158839°)
Longitude 97° 3' 49.68'' W (-97.063799°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-06-05 22:05 CDT
UT Date & Time 2012-06-06 03:05 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 276.06596°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Bright green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 4.5°
Remarks The train was white - our view was quickly limited behind a tree line.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks Walking south out of our periphery we saw a bright neon ball of light descending - white train .. Three seconds of viewing before it was out of our sight line.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -