Reports Report 5470a (Event 5470-2017)

Observer
Name Bart R
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Except for the August 10th 1972 Fireball I have never seen a meteor travel from horizon to horizon before.
Location
Address Hahira, GA
Latitude 30° 58' 22.77'' N (30.972992°)
Longitude 83° 22' 38.05'' W (-83.377236°)
Elevation 57.309m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-12-26 19:05 EST
UT Date & Time 2017-12-27 00:05 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 94°
Moving
Facing azimuth 296.71°
First azimuth 69.43°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 281.25°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 80°
Remarks Bright blue meteor with light blue and bright orange trail with a few "Sparks" Was lying on our backs looking at the sky - meteor went pretty much horizon to horizon
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -