Reports Report 331ao (Event 331-2011)

Observer
Name Steve P
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Not real sure of the color of the fire ball.
Location
Address Bartlesville, OK
Latitude 36° 44' 21.81'' N (36.739391°)
Longitude 95° 58' 42.11'' W (-95.978365°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-03-23 21:22 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-03-24 02:22 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 267.20604°
First azimuth 270.9807°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 263.27905°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color orange/red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 20°
Remarks Looked like sparks trailing the meteorite. I saw no smoke but there could have been some. The spark trail disapated as the meteorite went behind trees in my back yard.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I was observing with my telescope in the back yard when I saw a flash. I looked up and saw the meteorite with a trail of glowing sparks.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -