Reports Report 1743o (Event 1743-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Debra S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was a very unusual sighting for me because most of the meteors/fireballs I have observed have been at night usually far away with small streaks in the sky. I was passing over the Tombigbee Waterway bridge on Highway 78 headed toward Tupelo, MS. This meant that the fireball was in the western sky just over the treeline. This particular sighting was during the early afternoon in a blue sky with few clouds, the fireball was large, very bright and ended with a brilliant flash. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fulton, MS |
| Latitude | 34° 14' 14.04'' N (34.237234°) |
| Longitude | 88° 24' 46.75'' W (-88.412986°) |
| Elevation | 74.949997m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-08-14 00:53 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-08-14 05:53 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 250.1° |
| First azimuth | 241.87° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 246.82° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Blue, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | large ball with train ending in rippling at end with colors ----my daughter in the back seat of the car saw a red flash of light. The fire ball was large at the head ending with the long tail. This sighting was during the day (12:53 afternoon). The sky was blue with a few clouds. The fireball was very, very bright and ended with a flash of light. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball was large at the head with a long tail. It ended with a very bright flash. My daughters were in the back seat of the car. One daughter saw a red flash, the other daughter was reading and saw a bright blink of light even though she was not looking up. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |