Reports Report 1467i (Event 1467-2012)

Observer
Name Anne S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I made my initial report last night, however it was not as accurate as I made it on my phone and there were several errors due to technical issues. What I saw was very bright, glowing, orange, and slow moving. The tail first caught my attention as I caught it in my peripheral vision overhead. I was facing a house and had to take several steps backward to regain view of it. I have never seen anything like it. It was so large and bright that it looked almost like a firework as it is first ascending. Only this object was not ascending, but streaking across the sky. There was no noise. The head of the object was much brighter and solid than the tail. The head did not appear perfectly round. The tail was glowing with a somewhat smoky appearance and at the end of it appeared to be sparks, almost like a sparkler, though not so great in number. The whole of the object was surreal, like a cartoon of a shooting star. After it disappeared I listened for a crash, so bright and close it appeared. I heard nothing. It was just gone.
Location
Address Ashland, KY
Latitude 38° 27' 48.25'' N (38.463404°)
Longitude 82° 40' 0.99'' W (-82.666943°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-07 20:18 EDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-08 00:18 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 305.53769°
First azimuth 305.43334°
First elevation 83°
Last azimuth 305.53769°
Last elevation 44°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 15°
Remarks Glowing, orange train with what appeared to be sparks at the end.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks I saw what appeared to be sparks in the tail of the fireball. I am not sure if the so-called sparks could have been fragmentation.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -