American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1192a (Event 1192-2013)

Observer
Name Eric s
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Kingwood, WV
Latitude 39° 28' 8.96'' N (39.469155°)
Longitude 79° 41' 15.8'' W (-79.687723°)
Elevation 557.695129m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-05-29 02:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-05-29 06:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 30.88°
First azimuth 24.92°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 48.54°
Last elevation 32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The object seemed to explode into pieces with a bright orange flash 2-3 second after it appeared. The main portion of the fireball kept going for another 2-3 seconds before dimming out.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks There was an orange color explosion with possible fragment pieces shooting out in every direction from the main fireball