Fireball report

Reports Report 4160bq (Event 4160-2019)

Observer
Name	Fran H
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Paradise Valley, Alberta (CA)
Latitude	52° 59' 9.32'' N (52.985922°)
Longitude	110° 20' 36.73'' W (-110.343536°)
Elevation	678m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2019-08-31 22:15 MDT
UT Date & Time	2019-09-01 04:15 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	260°

Moving
Facing azimuth	281.79°
First azimuth	218.81°
First elevation	34°
Last azimuth	255.84°
Last elevation	18°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-17
Color	Light Blue, Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	-
Remarks	It was a blue glow like smoke that lasted briefly.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The fireball was very bright and lit up the sky before I saw the actual fireball. There was what looked like chunks of meteor breaking off behind it. These were orange. It was huge looking and the whole thing only lasted a few seconds. I was looking west and it was headed south west.

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