Iv'e searched for and submitted this report having just learned of the recent Pacific submarine survey looking for fragments believed to be interstellar in origin which reminded me of my experience. This happened some years ago. I was about to start work in Kings Lynn (10 mins away) and it was a brief event so I continued to drive on but hindsight I wish I had stopped the car and tried to find a fragment or make a note of the exact field the meteor came down ( my location at the moment of observation is approximate)
Location
Address
Gayton, England (GB)
Latitude
52° 44' 35.26'' N (52.743127°)
Longitude
0° 34' 58.38'' W (0.582883°)
Elevation
30.750393m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2004-07-12 06:35 BST
UT Date & Time
2004-07-12 05:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
355.39°
First azimuth
275.16°
First elevation
5°
Last azimuth
355.35°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A brief quite whooshing/ hissing sound.
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.3s
Length
20°
Remarks
It was very brief fireball with an orange flaming tail that fragmented and left a trail of smoke lasting a fraction of a second . I was driving toward Gayton at approx 60mph and the object came down parallel to my direction of travel about 150- 200 metres away over a field on my right.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As above. An orange fireball to my right that fragmented and faded in about a second . It was a clear sunny morning and the sudden sense of movement to my right made me look round to glimpse the last moments of the fireball. I had the impression that if I'd stopped the car and gone into the field I would have found hot fragments.
