Fireball report

Reports Report 1407c (Event 1407-2017)

Observer
Name	Arthur S
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Plano, TX
Latitude	33° 1' 21.25'' N (33.02257°)
Longitude	96° 43' 8.32'' W (-96.718978°)
Elevation	199.16m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2017-04-18 13:07 CDT
UT Date & Time	2017-04-18 18:07 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up to down
Descent Angle	180°

Moving
Facing azimuth	61.44°
First azimuth	63.2°
First elevation	51°
Last azimuth	62.56°
Last elevation	19°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-20
Color	Orange, Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	20°
Remarks	The smoke trail started right as I saw it (started glowing orange and broke apart) then after it burned up the smoke lasted maybe .5 seconds to 1 second and disapeared.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The body was falling and glowing and then became brighter as it broke into 3 parts then burned up.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	About halfway through its fall it broke into three bodies and burned up.

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