American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1202bnl (Event 1202-2021)

Observer
Name Craig O
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Photo
Location
Address Dinedor, England (GB)
Latitude 52° 2' 4.76'' N (52.034656°)
Longitude 2° 40' 12.12'' W (-2.670033°)
Elevation 67.086838m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-02-28 22:00 GMT
UT Date & Time 2021-02-28 22:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 214°
Moving
Facing azimuth 102.79°
First azimuth -
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 102.47°
Last elevation 28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A loud ‘boom’ - we thought initially a ww2 bomb or gas explosion - at which birds and animals throughout the valley all erupted into flight / chatter / baying etc. The house shook, as did parents’ up the road.
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A low ‘Boom’
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length -
Remarks Photo attached: straightish , with some wisps where the tail / train was either blown or as it broke up perhaps?
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -