Fireball report

Reports Report 103cu (Event 103-2013)

Observer
Name	First Name C
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Reno, NV
Latitude	39° 29' 7.57'' N (39.485437°)
Longitude	119° 52' 32.65'' W (-119.875735°)
Elevation	1551.546143m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2013-01-17 05:22 PST
UT Date & Time	2013-01-17 13:22 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down left to up right
Descent Angle	45°

Moving
Facing azimuth	-1°
First azimuth	-1°
First elevation	51°
Last azimuth	-1°
Last elevation	62°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-20
Color	Blue

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	-1s
Length	-1°
Remarks	A smoke trail with bright objects trailing and smoke and falling objects under the train and then it was gone.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I had raised one cloth (Hunter Douglas) blind and opening another when the incredibly bright, blue light flashed on the other (outside) of the blind. I looked up to the left and saw the meteorite and trail as it disintegrated.

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