Was one of the brightest I have seen in years and there was a good bit of traffic on the road at the time so I am pretty sure there are several others that saw it as well.
Location
Address
Alabaster, AL
Latitude
33° 13' 25.98'' N (33.223884°)
Longitude
86° 49' 24.46'' W (-86.82346°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-30 06:13 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-30 11:13 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
317.64635°
First azimuth
314.2125°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
321.23671°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Bright Emerald Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
7°
Remarks
The train was about 10 times the length of the fireball itself. Was sort of sputtering as it went down with a few smaller parts flinging off of it. No smoke was visible from my location.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
It appeared to either sail behind some trees on the horizon or burn out. The fragmentation was in the tail section as it was closing in on the horizon/tree line.
