American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4848m (Event 4848-2019)

Observer
Name Christian B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Lebanon, OH
Latitude 39° 25' 32.06'' N (39.425573°)
Longitude 84° 13' 12.69'' W (-84.220193°)
Elevation 221.032074m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-10-05 19:20 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-10-05 23:20 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 186°
Moving
Facing azimuth 3.07°
First azimuth 171.55°
First elevation 90°
Last azimuth 6.29°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks about 30 seconds after the fireball (Very roughly), I heard a dull boom. It wasn't the kind of boom that comes from a car door, it sounded like it came from every direction at once.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It appeared to fragment slightly over the course of its path, but the fragments didn't seem to separate much.