I am 53 and have seen meteor showers many times but this fireball was a first. If you were facing it you couldn\'t miss it. At first, I thought it might be an aircraft that exploded in flight but there was no visible debris falling after it burned out. This was just before dawn.
Location
Address
Priceville, AL
Latitude
34° 36' 5.63'' N (34.601563°)
Longitude
86° 53' 59.27'' W (-86.899796°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-03-05 05:37 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-03-05 11:37 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
357.62936°
First azimuth
340.43608°
First elevation
72°
Last azimuth
29.4166°
Last elevation
68°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
yellow, orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was in the car with the radio on. I heard no sounds from outside the car.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
7s
Length
4°
Remarks
It looked the same mostly.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
It broke apart in 2 or 3 visible pieces and disappeared.
