Fireball report

Reports Report 4247l (Event 4247-2018)

Observer
Name	Ken F
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Melbourne, FL
Latitude	28° 7' 47.1'' N (28.12975°)
Longitude	80° 41' 27.6'' W (-80.691°)
Elevation	6.967m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2018-10-18 07:04 EDT
UT Date & Time	2018-10-18 11:04 UT
Duration	<1s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	110°

Moving
Facing azimuth	130.65°
First azimuth	134.96°
First elevation	34°
Last azimuth	151.85°
Last elevation	25°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-15
Color	White, light yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	I heard what it may sound like a sonic boom about 2 minutes or so after I saw the fireball in the sky, but it could be coming from something else (such as a shotgun or something).

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2s
Length	20°
Remarks	a glowing train that quickly faded away after about a second or 2

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It happened so quickly. I first saw a streak and then a quick explosion. It all happened within a second or 2.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-

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