American Meteor Society

Reports Report 183h (Event 183-2023)

Observer
Name Donnita G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Omaha, AR
Latitude 36° 25' 59.99'' N (36.433331°)
Longitude 93° 11' 55.66'' W (-93.198794°)
Elevation 408.629944m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-01-11 04:10 CST
UT Date & Time 2023-01-11 10:10 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 259°
Moving
Facing azimuth 303.76°
First azimuth 304.9°
First elevation 7°
Last azimuth 142.51°
Last elevation 9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A boom in the distance about 2 minutes after seeing the ball of fire.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks In the tail there were black objects that looked like rocks flying around. The tail was moving in a corkscrew motion and the black objects were in that part closest to the fireball.