American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1687i (Event 1687-2017)

Observer
Name Dan B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks it was awsome
Location
Address Houston, TX
Latitude 29° 36' 47.09'' N (29.61308°)
Longitude 95° 26' 40.96'' W (-95.444712°)
Elevation 16.556m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-05-18 23:53 CDT
UT Date & Time 2017-05-19 04:53 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 242°
Moving
Facing azimuth 27.32°
First azimuth 61.6°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 5.5°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Light Blue, Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks i waited for about 2 min and then I heard a rumbling then a loud screech with the rumbling continuing after with a total of about 10 seconds of rumble and a 1 to 2 second screech towards the beginning
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks i waited for about 2 min and then I heard a rumbling then a loud screech with the rumbling continuing after with a total of about 10 seconds of rumble and a 1 to 2 second screech towards the beginning
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks at first it looked like very bright car head light then I realized it was in the sky it started white then turned blue then turned green and seemed to pop out
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -