Fireball report

Reports Report 539f (Event 539-2012)

Observer
Name	Tara
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Columbus, NJ
Latitude	40° 4' 0.8'' N (40.066889°)
Longitude	74° 43' 19'' W (-74.721944°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-04-12 20:10 EDT
UT Date & Time	2012-04-13 00:10 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	135°

Moving
Facing azimuth	177.1936°
First azimuth	129.61029°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	149.9583°
Last elevation	30°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-13
Color	yellow with red

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	I could not hear if there were any sounds since I was driving in the car with the windows up.

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1.5s
Length	10°
Remarks	train was glowing and it had another fireball, as though a piece broke off

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	the firest fireball was large moving quickly with a train, then I saw a smaller second fireball behind it, as though a piece had broken off the first one.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	-

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