American Meteor Society

Reports Report 7368a (Event 7368-2023)

Observer
Name Jeff W
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , WV
Latitude 38° 23' 5.91'' N (38.384974°)
Longitude 82° 7' 32.53'' W (-82.125703°)
Elevation 194.207108m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-11-23 22:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2023-11-24 03:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 100°
Moving
Facing azimuth 200.28°
First azimuth 148.87°
First elevation 73°
Last azimuth 223.86°
Last elevation 69°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Roughly 2½-3½ minutes after seeing the fire ball there was distant sound of a rumble of thunder. It was so awesome I have never witnessed anything like it.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks One ball of white light streaking across the night sky that , didn't really explode but more or less broke up into smaller pieces just before burning up