Have seen a fireball before that sizzled and was much larger back in 1993-4. This one was much smaller but still spectacular that I seen it just as I walked out onto my front porch but had no time to turn my camera on. It stunned me what I was seeing at first.
Location
Address
Hagerstown, MD
Latitude
39° 38' 37.23'' N (39.643675°)
Longitude
77° 44' 26.76'' W (-77.740766°)
Elevation
186.416824m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-04-10 00:49 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-04-10 04:49 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
265°
Moving
Facing azimuth
333.6°
First azimuth
359.71°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
330.64°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
broke up into what seemed like about 10 separations as it it went from glowing a bright white to green and made small flashes during each separation until it faded.
