Reports Report 3556q (Event 3556-2016)

Observer
Name Danielle S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Greenville, NC
Latitude 35° 36' 12.94'' N (35.603594°)
Longitude 77° 19' 59.65'' W (-77.333235°)
Elevation 12.268m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-09-23 23:29 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-09-24 03:29 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 182°
Moving
Facing azimuth 22.49°
First azimuth 23.45°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 25.86°
Last elevation 36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 15°
Remarks There was a white glowing train behind it. It only lasted about a second after the fireball disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like it almost exploded, there was a bright glow and then it disappeared, and for a brief second there looked like small fragments coming from where it stopped glowing. The fragments were almost orange, like embers. They only lasted barely a second.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like it exploded, there were small ember like fragments coming from the spot where the glow stopped. The fragments were only visible for barely a second.