Fireball report

Reports Report 2849a (Event 2849-2018)

Observer
Name	Diane S
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	Whatever I saw, it was magnificent.

Location
Address	Boston, MA
Latitude	42° 17' 1.32'' N (42.2837°)
Longitude	71° 8' 17.9'' W (-71.138305°)
Elevation	29.999m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2018-08-05 00:40 EDT
UT Date & Time	2018-08-05 04:40 UT
Duration	≈20s

Direction
Moving direction	From down right to up left
Descent Angle	329°

Moving
Facing azimuth	169.24°
First azimuth	162.82°
First elevation	65°
Last azimuth	158.99°
Last elevation	70°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-5
Color	It looked like a small explosion of reddish-orange at the core and streaks of yellow emanating outward.

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	30s
Length	-
Remarks	Glowing train of reddish orange and red. I never saw the "shooting star" part, just the trail. I've never seen anything like this. Asked a scientist online. He said it was most likely the glowing train of a fireball.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	See above

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The object looked red, then seemed to burst. As it fell, I could see more orange, with yellow streaks.

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