Fireball report

Reports Report 2941a (Event 2941-2014)

Observer
Name	Steve P
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Mooresville, NC
Latitude	35° 34' 37.48'' N (35.577077°)
Longitude	80° 53' 2.38'' W (-80.883994°)
Elevation	263.692474m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2014-10-29 20:54 EST
UT Date & Time	2014-10-30 00:54 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From right to left
Descent Angle	270°

Moving
Facing azimuth	49.33°
First azimuth	74.2°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	357.93°
Last elevation	90°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-6
Color	Green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2s
Length	20°
Remarks	glowing train, followed by breakup into 5 pieces and then all pieces went black. Very quick but actually observed breakup directly (90 degrees) overhead.

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Grew more intense green light until breakup. It became pretty bright just before breakup (high clouds which I didn't know were even there until glow revealed them)

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