(meteorobs) Alpha Ursa Majorids active?

[Pierre Martin]

Greetings,

Last night (Aug 14/15) I was able to observe meteors for a few hours 
under pristine skies (LM=7.1).  I think perhaps the most interesting 
thing I noticed was what seemed to be suspicious activity coming deep 
out of the North.  There were two very bright earthgrazing meteors of 
low velocity, each lasting a persistent few seconds.  And with 
fragmentation obvious.  They seemed to radiate from somewhere around 
Ursa Major area.

I have also noted these meteors in past years while observing around 
the peak nights of the Perseids.  I've been simply calling them 
sporadics but have always remained a bit suspicious.

On Gary Kronk's page, I found this...
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/alpha_ursa_majorids.html

I'd be curious to learn if anyone else might have noticed these 
beautiful slow-moving meteors coming out of the North?

Clear skies!

- Pierre