American Meteor Society

Reports Report 449de (Event 449-2015)

Observer
Name Joseph M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was fast and kind of shocking
Location
Address San Mateo, FL
Latitude 29° 31' 53.78'' N (29.531606°)
Longitude 81° 30' 39.32'' W (-81.510921°)
Elevation 5.777626m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-02-21 22:35 EST
UT Date & Time 2015-02-22 03:35 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 100°
Moving
Facing azimuth 319.14°
First azimuth 292.49°
First elevation 10°
Last azimuth 46.66°
Last elevation 5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A whistling and then a boom when it disappeared.
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Loud whistling as it approached and went by. It got louder then the boom came and I saw what appeared to be sparks or pieces of fire breaking off of the object.
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like an explosion and sparks flying off of the object or disintegration of some sort.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was fast and amazing