Fireball report

Reports Report 3454h (Event 3454-2018)

Observer
Name	David H
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	I am a private pilot.

Location
Address	Maumelle, AR
Latitude	34° 51' 1.88'' N (34.850523°)
Longitude	92° 25' 56.77'' W (-92.432436°)
Elevation	85.384m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2018-09-04 20:50 CDT
UT Date & Time	2018-09-05 01:50 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	250°

Moving
Facing azimuth	200.17°
First azimuth	210.18°
First elevation	71°
Last azimuth	160.48°
Last elevation	27°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-16
Color	Yellow, Red, 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	With a clear sky and stars, the object started glowing traveling from the NW to SE at approximately 40 degrees above the horizon, traveling very fast it became larger and seemed to rotate to a cylinder shape/pencil shape then glowing very brightly, casting off red/white sparks, increasing in brightness to very bright at +- 20 degrees above the horizon then disintegrating totally. My impression was a falling booster stage or perhaps a ferris meteor?

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

With a clear sky and stars, the object started glowing traveling from the NW to SE at approximately 40 degrees above the horizon, traveling very fast it became larger and seemed to rotate to a cylinder shape/pencil shape then glowing very brightly, casting off red/white sparks, increasing in brightness to very bright at +- 20 degrees above the horizon then disintegrating totally. My impression was a falling booster stage or perhaps a ferris meteor?