American Meteor Society

Reports Report 552a (Event 552-2011)

Observer
Name karen L
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Ellwood city, PA
Latitude 40° 52' 25.1'' N (40.873639°)
Longitude 80° 16' 52.22'' W (-80.281171°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-05-31 23:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-06-01 03:15 UT
Duration ≈10s
Direction
Moving direction From down to up
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 6.34018°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks I saw a very bright orange light through the tree & I moved out into the yard to see what it was, called my sister out to confirm that I wasn\'t seeing things. It hovered for what seemed to be a minute & slowly fizzled out. It definitely did not seem to be moving at all...it was strange
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -