Reports Report 1681n (Event 1681-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We were headed home, southbound from Batesville on I-55 near Grenada this afternoon. Around 5:30 PM, we saw a very bright, very big, meteor burning up about 45 degrees above the horizon in the eastern sky. It was a pretty tremendous sight. From my perspective, it seemed to be travelling in a north-eastern direction, with a bright white-blue tail. The tail was disintegrating into smaller fireballs that would instantly burn out before it fully escaped the tail. It was visible for about three or four seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grenada, MS |
| Latitude | 33° 45' 13.17'' N (33.753657°) |
| Longitude | 89° 50' 27.91'' W (-89.841085°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-30 17:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-30 22:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 91.22934° |
| First azimuth | 89.18201° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 89.06032° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white, with tinges of blu |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving in a car with the windows up and radio on; I heard nothing other than the radio plus normal road noise. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | glowing train, with smaller fireballs breaking off of the larger one, and instantly disappearing |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I saw about three or four fragments breaking off of the fireball. The fragments burnt out almost immediately after breaking off. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |