American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1420en (Event 1420-2015)

Observer
Name Franklin F
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Laurens, SC
Latitude 34° 34' 30.99'' N (34.575274°)
Longitude 81° 56' 19.41'' W (-81.938725°)
Elevation 194.567535m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-06-29 01:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-06-29 05:30 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 94°
Moving
Facing azimuth 244.03°
First azimuth 240.46°
First elevation 41°
Last azimuth 27.77°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -25
Color Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 30s
Length 99.99°
Remarks It was one, then split 5 or 6 times into new fireballs. There was a trail behind each one. They all apeared to "burn out" but the one I las saw over the treeline.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks About 1/3 of the sky from where I saw it start until the first "split up".