American Meteor Society

Reports Report 324e (Event 324-2015)

Observer
Name David B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I have never seen anything like this before and I have witness numerous meteor showers. This was a single ball of flame lasting about three seconds. It was as if the burning object had entered the earths atmosphere and burned out upon prolonged entry. I contacted local television station to report sighting. Please help in verifying my sighting.
Location
Address Watertown, NY
Latitude 44° 0' 29.72'' N (44.008255°)
Longitude 75° 59' 17.79'' W (-75.988274°)
Elevation 115.852135m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-02-05 17:50 EST
UT Date & Time 2015-02-05 22:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 251°
Moving
Facing azimuth 4.9°
First azimuth 22.94°
First elevation 64°
Last azimuth 343.41°
Last elevation 24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Orange, Yellow
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 -