Reports Report 2740ai (Event 2740-2020)

Observer
Name Mark R
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was just curious as to the chance of it actually being a fireball . ive seen four or five over tje past 30 years in tje sourrounding sky's
Location
Address Sparta, NC
Latitude 36° 30' 21.8'' N (36.506055°)
Longitude 81° 7' 38.29'' W (-81.127302°)
Elevation 881.794434m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-06-07 21:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-06-08 01:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 240°
Moving
Facing azimuth 327.2°
First azimuth 331.83°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 327.85°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Looked like a large fireworks mortar round except it was heading from above center of night .downward. In an almost due west direction while emmitting numerous bright trailers from both right and left of the main body path