Reports Report 2307aam (Event 2307-2018)

Observer
Name Bruce H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Iowa City, IA
Latitude 41° 40' 10.35'' N (41.669543°)
Longitude 91° 36' 5.85'' W (-91.601626°)
Elevation 233.501m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-07-08 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time 2018-07-09 01:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 269°
Moving
Facing azimuth 267.54°
First azimuth 281.45°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 198.36°
Last elevation 14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Saw bright blue fireball crossing in front of me with a tail, but did not see an original flash. it then appeared to break into second smaller piece also with a fireball tail. They fizzled out after a couple seconds