Reports Report 1420fm (Event 1420-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christine C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Remarkably much larger than seeing a distant small shooting star. I expected it to hit in Georgia somewhere due to its size. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Woodstock, GA |
| Latitude | 34° 6' 16.83'' N (34.104675°) |
| Longitude | 84° 32' 5.28'' W (-84.534799°) |
| Elevation | 293.874146m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-06-29 01:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-06-29 05:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 243.28° |
| First azimuth | 141.36° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 89.75° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Sparkly at first, then white glowing train (like a cloud train from a plane). The smoke train lost its light and dissipated as the meteor/object moved out of sight. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Largest object became brighter and turned into a fireball just before fragmentation occurred. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were already approximately 3 - 4 objects that came into view, with the foremost one being the largest. The largest object began to burn brighter and appeared to break apart, causing approximately 10 more sparkly trains to occur. |