Reports Report 291y (Event 291-2016)

Observer
Name Nick K
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Any feedback would be great. We saw it while we were walking to the car to take him to school. It was one of the most awesome things I have ever seen. Hope this helps your research. I cannot find anything about this sighting online you anything you can send us would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Location
Address Upper Sandusky, OH
Latitude 40° 46' 38.4'' N (40.777333°)
Longitude 83° 11' 51.68'' W (-83.197689°)
Elevation 278.745m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-01-25 07:15 EST
UT Date & Time 2016-01-25 12:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 171°
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 90°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The fireball was super bright, and had a long trail of sparks flying off the tail. The tail was about the size of 4 full moons in size. My son saw it first and then told me. I only saw the last 2 seconds. It could have lasted longer.