American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4299awf (Event 4299-2017)

Observer
Name Its M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Thx
Location
Address Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz (DE)
Latitude 49° 57' 50.02'' N (49.963894°)
Longitude 8° 19' 4.2'' E (8.317832°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-11-14 17:40 CET
UT Date & Time 2017-11-14 16:40 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 45°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 315°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color White/Yellow/Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It passed over me and I followed it to see what happened when it disappeared behind our house. It looked like a big Sparkler and the last thing I saw was that it broke apart or one piece went off and just burned very quickly. That was really close! Looked like below the starting/landing airplanes from the Frankfurt Airport (so below 1000m). And yes it had also a colorful tail ~1sek.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Explained above.