Reports Report 1021g (Event 1021-2015)

Observer
Name John E
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks As it was in the close vicinity of Manchester airport (I see planes regularly taking off and landing in the exact area I saw the fireball) I would think that this would have been separately reported. the time of the fireball is only very approximate, but definitly between 9:30 and 10:30 at night
Location
Address Wilmslow (GB)
Latitude 53° 20' 18.45'' N (53.338458°)
Longitude 2° 14' 1.61'' W (-2.233781°)
Elevation 73.788208m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-04-26 22:00 BST
UT Date & Time 2015-04-26 21:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 136°
Moving
Facing azimuth 295.41°
First azimuth 287.97°
First elevation 49°
Last azimuth 296.03°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 15°
Remarks Long very bright train, with multiple sparkling residue left behing. Looked almost like sparkler flashes
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks it stayed whole for the most part, but some smaller fragments looked as if they burnt off at the very start of when it appeared. After then it was just 1 ball of light that dimmed as it got closer to the ground.