Fireball report

Reports Report 2070ek (Event 2070-2019)

Observer
Name	Tricia M
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	An amazing event to witness first hand.

Location
Address	Saint John, IN
Latitude	41° 27' 11.57'' N (41.453215°)
Longitude	87° 29' 56.81'' W (-87.499113°)
Elevation	213.148453m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2019-05-10 23:45 CDT
UT Date & Time	2019-05-11 04:45 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	125°

Moving
Facing azimuth	42°
First azimuth	45°
First elevation	48°
Last azimuth	52°
Last elevation	34°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-13
Color	Green, Light Green, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2s
Length	50°
Remarks	Left a light green trail that quickly turned white that seemed to fragment apart resembling a firework but much bigger and brighter and then disappeared with no trace or smoke.

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Saw the large bright green ball of light leave a trail across the sky that quickly turned lighter green to white that looked to break apart into pieces of smaller light fragments that quickly disappeared.

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