American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1985c (Event 1985-2017)

Observer
Name Richard D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Beaumont, CA
Latitude 33° 55' 46.32'' N (33.929532°)
Longitude 116° 58' 37.32'' W (-116.977033°)
Elevation 796.347m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-06-15 23:38 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-06-16 06:38 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 116°
Moving
Facing azimuth 12°
First azimuth 12°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 14°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 15°
Remarks A glowing trail that got thicker and thicker until it burned super bright and went away!!!!
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks As above it went through the sky and at the end of it there was a huge white light burn as it disappeared in the air. First time I've ever witnessed such a thing and literally saw it from start to finish simply by luck as I waited at a red light.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -