American Meteor Society

Reports Report 6265e (Event 6265-2019)

Observer
Name Mary K
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Cookeville, TN
Latitude 36° 11' 54.57'' N (36.198493°)
Longitude 85° 31' 58.52'' W (-85.532923°)
Elevation 315.857635m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-12-05 19:25 CST
UT Date & Time 2019-12-06 01:25 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 95°
Moving
Facing azimuth 104.99°
First azimuth 90.2°
First elevation 58°
Last azimuth 115.45°
Last elevation 42°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color Light Blue to white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 25°
Remarks Glowing train blue-white in color. As it disappeared, it faded from the tail toward the head. Toward the head it looked like it was starting to fragment.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks At the end it looked like it was splitting into at least two pieces. The head looked jagged like it was splitting.