I was so close to it there was no mistaking that I was watching a meteor land.
Location
Address
Grindon, England (GB)
Latitude
53° 4' 57.48'' N (53.082632°)
Longitude
1° 51' 22.12'' W (-1.856145°)
Elevation
250.466492m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-02-28 22:00 GMT
UT Date & Time
2021-02-28 22:00 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
229°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object was about 2/3 miles from me. It was very bright and traveling north to south. I was looking straight across at it. It began to break up spitting out orange particles. It was arcing downwards and struck the ground about 2/3 miles from me. I live at an elevation of 1,000ft with nothing to obscure my view.
After it came down the light from it stopped.
I have not been able to find any information on the meteor I witnessed but I know where it came down. It could have been a piece that had broken away but I definitely saw it come down.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It sent pieces flying off from it burning bright orange. It was like watching a big sky rocket sending stars from it.
