Fireball report

Reports Report 383e (Event 383-2012)

Observer
Name	Rebecca B
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	I was not the only observer. My friend Ken Blankenship saw it with me. We both knew immediately it was a meteor and had a great time talking about it. It was gorgeous! I had never seen a green fireball before. I am searching online for other sightings of this one and so far I think maybe someone in Rome, GA may have also seen the same one. The time I reported is not exact and probably not accurate, as we did not look at the time when we saw it and we don't remember exactly what time it was. Sorry.

Location
Address	Marietta, GA
Latitude	34° 2' 34.21'' N (34.042836°)
Longitude	84° 32' 24.92'' W (-84.540256°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-03-14 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time	2012-03-15 01:30 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up to down
Descent Angle	180°

Moving
Facing azimuth	320.31466°
First azimuth	318.09416°
First elevation	27°
Last azimuth	319.63557°
Last elevation	22°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-5
Color	green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-1s
Length	-1°
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	Well, the fireball just kind of got brighter as it fell straight down toward the horizon. So not sure if that qualifies as a terminal flash or not. But right before it disappeared, it dimmed out pretty quickly into nothing. Pretty much just like fireworks. It actually looked like a firework because it was bright green and it got brighter before fizzling out. But it definitely was not fireworks! It was large and brilliant for a second or two, then fizzled out before reaching the horizon. Not sure if that is considered terminal flash, but probably not.

Terminal flash

Observation

Unknown

Remarks

Well, the fireball just kind of got brighter as it fell straight down toward the horizon. So not sure if that qualifies as a terminal flash or not. But right before it disappeared, it dimmed out pretty quickly into nothing. Pretty much just like fireworks. It actually looked like a firework because it was bright green and it got brighter before fizzling out. But it definitely was not fireworks! It was large and brilliant for a second or two, then fizzled out before reaching the horizon. Not sure if that is considered terminal flash, but probably not.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-