Reports Report 645d (Event 645-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Maurice R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Before I saw the fireball, there was a big flash across the sky with light as bright and a full moon, I instictively look out of my truck\'s drivers side window,(which was down), and then witness the fireball sequence that I just reported. The sequence from when I saw the first flash of light until the apparent explosion was about 4 to 5 seconds....the streak itself was about 1 to 2 seconds.. This was a star gazers dream and maybe a once in a lifetime event to watch.... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jayess, MS |
| Latitude | 31° 25' 39.1'' N (31.427528°) |
| Longitude | 90° 9' 48.32'' W (-90.163422°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-07-01 21:35 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-07-02 02:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 313.58389° |
| First azimuth | 313.51014° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 313.11683° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white then yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It all happened so fast and i had the radio on in my truck, I heard nothing, but i instinctivly braced myself for some type of recoil, or explosive sound. Nothing happend.... |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | the train was white and glowing at first and then turned yellowish in color as it came down, but it remained a glowing color |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the fireball came straight down very bright white color at first, then it turned to a yellowish red color before the terminal flash. Then fragments of fire spread out on the horizon like a BIG fireworks show. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |