American Meteor Society

Reports Report 987ns (Event 987-2024)

Observer
Name R T
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Wheeling, WV
Latitude 39° 57' 49.59'' N (39.963776°)
Longitude 80° 39' 30.93'' W (-80.658593°)
Elevation 403.43692m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-02-21 18:48 EST
UT Date & Time 2024-02-21 23:48 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 138°
Moving
Facing azimuth 30°
First azimuth 27.15°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 42.2°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Very bright white, little red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw 2 flashes with a directional change. North east then first flash it dropped downwards north slightly west.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After the second flash the direction of it went north definitely east. The light then dimmed and wobbled kind of all over the place and went out of sight over the tree line. I thought it looked liked a fragment after the second flash and when the brightness dimmed you could see a light white wobbled trail of smoke.