This is not my first fireball but it was the longest one I have ever seen and the first bright blue one I have seen. I hope there are more reports on this fireball and I would love to hear back!
Location
Address
Marshfield, MO
Latitude
37° 27' 53.44'' N (37.464844°)
Longitude
92° 51' 42.36'' W (-92.861767°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-03 21:03 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-04 02:03 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
201.83858°
First azimuth
164.26332°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
261.68445°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
bright blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-1°
Remarks
The train started out like a burst of light above viewing range in my car and lasted for about two seconds after that the meteor seemed to slow down and lost the train and a more condensed tail was left as it shot down into the horizon and vanished. It was at its peak brightness (white/bright blue) during the initial train and you could tell once it had made it completely through the atmosphere.
