A spectrogram of a fast optical meteor was reduced and analyzed, and 60 features were identified in the spectrum. Air and ionized elements in this meteor radiate throughout the spectrum from 3000 A to 6800 A. A mass of 9 mg and an effective radiation temperature of approximately 5700 K were computed for the meteor. Weight ratios of Ca: Fe, and Mg: Fe, and Na: Fe were computed. A plasma particle velocity distribution for meteors was derived, and the average collision speed obtained from this distribution was compared with the relative collision speed of a Fe-N2 gas mixture at 5700 K. Harvey, G. A. Langley Research Center NASA-TN-D-8505, L-11433 RTOP 506-16-36