Never seen anything like this before. It was falling vertically and a little left to right... or right to left. I was facing east when I saw it so it it is possible it was moving east to west but appeared to be about 10 degrees off of falling vertically.
Location
Address
La Salle (CA)
Latitude
49° 41' 14.14'' N (49.687261°)
Longitude
97° 15' 34.73'' W (-97.259646°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-08-27 17:21 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-08-27 22:21 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
89.55374°
First azimuth
90.16228°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
90.93979°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
5s
Length
15°
Remarks
The meteor was moving very fast had a ball of fire and a train of sparks behind it. It lasted between 2 and 5 seconds.
