American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3378co (Event 3378-2014)

Observer
Name Neal W
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Forest Lake, MN
Latitude 45° 15' 47.82'' N (45.263282°)
Longitude 92° 58' 57.64'' W (-92.982677°)
Elevation 278.017242m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-12-01 19:00 CST
UT Date & Time 2014-12-02 01:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 46.47°
First azimuth 78.68°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 36.77°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 30°
Remarks It looked like smoke from a fire or coming out of a rocket
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks There were three fireballs looked to be all the same size in a triangle pattern. The middle one out front the other two trailing behind but all three close to each other. When I first saw it it looked like one then broke apart