Stephen James O'Meara went to the observer's home (experience level 2) and recreated the event and took the details. Additional remarks: The object had a 10˚ tail that was as wide as the head, which may have been about 1/2˚ across. She thought the descent was very slow.
Location
Address
, North-West District (BW)
Latitude
19° 57' 46.15'' S (-19.96282°)
Longitude
23° 27' 36.4'' E (23.460112°)
Elevation
940.036m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-06-02 18:50 CAT
UT Date & Time
2018-06-02 16:50 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
110°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
130°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
210°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
object exploded about 15˚ above that location on the horizon (then went behind a bush) but didn’t see any trace of it after that.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
object fragmented only at the time of explosion and 4-5 pieces were seen to come from it.
