Reports Report 987a (Event 987-2014)

Observer
Name R. E. B
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Spoke with Amy Sayles at Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, NC. She gave me this website and suggested i report what I saw.
Location
Address Madison, NC
Latitude 36° 22' 7.02'' N (36.368618°)
Longitude 80° 3' 50.01'' W (-80.063891°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-04-23 05:20 EDT
UT Date & Time 2014-04-23 09:20 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 315°
First azimuth 270°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 45°
Last elevation 60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color white with some yellowish tint as it fell part in the tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 6s
Length 12°
Remarks I noticed the fireball coming apart as it travelled e-n-e, when it got to about 60 degrees from horizon, it burned out and disappeared. It did have a long glowing train behind it that tapered off to nothing.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was as if the ball was coming apart -trailing behind in the tail