American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5282a (Event 5282-2023)

Observer
Name Jake W
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Bethel Park, PA
Latitude 40° 20' 58.05'' N (40.349457°)
Longitude 80° 2' 37.62'' W (-80.043784°)
Elevation 378.775787m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-08-22 19:44 EDT
UT Date & Time 2023-08-22 23:44 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 99°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 38°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 25s
Length 10°
Remarks It came through glowing with a trail of rocks and bust then four glowing chunks came and descended down towards the ground then iwent to alert my parents when i returned it was gone
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was big and small pieces of smoke dust and rock