Fireball report

Reports Report 1182h (Event 1182-2014)

Observer
Name	Michael D
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	West Melbourne, FL
Latitude	28° 3' 21.9'' N (28.056083°)
Longitude	80° 38' 51.25'' W (-80.64757°)
Elevation	10.477778m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2014-05-20 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time	2014-05-21 02:00 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up to down
Descent Angle	180°

Moving
Facing azimuth	277.87°
First azimuth	283.41°
First elevation	82°
Last azimuth	276.14°
Last elevation	39°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-12
Color	Orange, Yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	about 3 minutes later I heard a muffled boom, and thought it might be from the fireball, but couldn't be certain.

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	5s
Length	20°
Remarks	smoke trail that quickly brightened to a glowing green trail behind the fireball

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	the fireball brightened to about -12 magnitude and rapidly disappeared leaving hundreds of green sparkles slowly spreading and falling from the terminal point.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	-

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