American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2027l (Event 2027-2016)

Observer
Name Aliaga S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks The meteor appeared under cloud cover.
Location
Address Mill Creek, WA
Latitude 47° 51' 48.56'' N (47.863488°)
Longitude 122° 10' 43.02'' W (-122.178618°)
Elevation 128.316m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-06-10 04:35 PDT
UT Date & Time 2016-06-10 11:35 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 255°
Moving
Facing azimuth 289.93°
First azimuth 318°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 250.91°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Light Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Flashed orange/yellow/white for a fraction of second, creating ten's of visible orange/yellow shards that also visibly lasted for a fraction of a second.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Ten's of orange/yellow fragments that dissipated after a fraction of a second, creating what appeared to be a large bottle rocket explosion.