Fireball report

Reports Report 556dd (Event 556-2014)

Observer
Name	Adam S
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Stanley, VA
Latitude	38° 34' 49.02'' N (38.580283°)
Longitude	78° 29' 11.85'' W (-78.486625°)
Elevation	294.159058m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2014-02-27 19:05 EST
UT Date & Time	2014-02-28 00:05 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	225°

Moving
Facing azimuth	189.71°
First azimuth	194.96°
First elevation	90°
Last azimuth	189.21°
Last elevation	25°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-9
Color	Green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	3s
Length	15°
Remarks	Glowing train lasted about 3 seconds. Glowed a soft orange and quickly faded out.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It started at a mag of -4. Quickly brightened to a -6. Dimmed slightly and brightened quickly to around -10. Then dimmed back down to -4. Emerald green flash was visible on the ground. Possible fragmentation as it appeared to be a very dim speck of light around +2 continued to fall for .5 - 1 second after the meteor appeared to go out.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Possible fragmentation as it appeared to be a very dim speck of light around +2 continued to fall for .5 - 1 second after the meteor appeared to go out.

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