At 54 I've seen three large 'fireballs' in my lifetime. I didn't see the full length, but this was the biggest, closest and widest most dramatic Fireball over my head that I've ever seen! Peace out!
Location
Address
Socorro, NM
Latitude
34° 2' 54.33'' N (34.048426°)
Longitude
106° 53' 32.69'' W (-106.892414°)
Elevation
1411.551392m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-04-12 21:00 MDT
UT Date & Time
2014-04-13 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
148.45°
First azimuth
156.5°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
147.94°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Green, Light Green, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw this through a thin vail of cloud. It appeared as yellow then flashed and turned green and appeared to be at least three large pieces that were leaving a smoke trail, but I couldn't see the trail behind the cloud when the fireball light went out. We only saw the last 2-3 seconds overhead going I believe SSE.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yellow then a white flash morphed to green & split into three.
