Fireball report

Reports Report 5623a (Event 5623-2018)

Observer
Name	Dona M
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Arcata, CA
Latitude	40° 52' 46.26'' N (40.879516°)
Longitude	124° 6' 37.08'' W (-124.110301°)
Elevation	7.288108m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2018-11-19 17:30 PST
UT Date & Time	2018-11-20 01:30 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down left to up right
Descent Angle	45°

Moving
Facing azimuth	180°
First azimuth	220°
First elevation	65°
Last azimuth	220°
Last elevation	55°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-27
Color	Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	99.99s
Length	-
Remarks	a smoke trail with a loop at the top-the trail of smoke was visually about the length of a short lasso rope

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It traveled as a comet would for a short distance and then exploded into a brilliant, colorful explosion with light shooting out in a multi-pointed star pattern. It was beautiful.

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

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