Reports Report 266bj (Event 266-2016)

Observer
Name Brad S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Tallahassee, FL
Latitude 30° 31' 50.04'' N (30.530566°)
Longitude 84° 31' 33.11'' W (-84.525865°)
Elevation 39.469m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-01-24 10:24 EST
UT Date & Time 2016-01-24 15:24 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 175°
Moving
Facing azimuth 94.17°
First azimuth 94.26°
First elevation 67°
Last azimuth 95.04°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -28
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 10°
Remarks A short tail of white light similar to the fireball.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The terminal flash was twice the size of the original fireball and extended in small pieces in all directions.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks There was one large fragment which trailed behind the fireball about 1 second before the terminal flash.