American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2158agz (Event 2158-2013)

Observer
Name Kim R
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I just happened to be outside when this occurred. I know that it is common for (small) meteors, etc, to pelt earth very often,as I learned in geology. However, this was a very large object seen by lots of people. I would hope as much as possible could be told to the public, relating to what it was, where it fell, what it looked like, etc.
Location
Address Cleveland, TN
Latitude 35° 9' 34.26'' N (35.159518°)
Longitude 84° 52' 35.8'' W (-84.876612°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-28 19:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2013-09-28 23:30 UT
Duration ?
Direction
Moving direction -
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 270°
First azimuth 270°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 180°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color white yellow gold
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks I saw it first as a big ball of fire, then it formed a small train, then larger, and then I think much of it, but not all of it burned up. I think some of its mass may have fallen in what seemed to be the N Ga area. It may have left some sizable chunks.
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration 3s
Length 10°
Remarks It first showed up, coming from the direction of the setting (or already set) sun, as a fiery ball, then it formed a small train, than the train got very long(there is no way I could know its size) and trailed behind it, blazing all the way across the sky, then it got to the horizon (on opposite side of where it had come from), and it looked like it burned up, leaving some black stuff (not the smoke, I thought that was the remnent of the fireball, the solid mass that was left) and then also some dark or black smoke. I thought that maybe some of its mass, had possibly fallen into N Ga somewhere, because by that time, it seemed like it was low enough to have had gravity pull it on down the rest of the way to earth.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks I saw it first as a big ball of fire, then it formed a small train, then larger, and then I think much of it, but not all of it burned up. I think some of its mass may have fallen in what seemed to be the N Ga area. It may have left some sizable chunks.