Reports Report 5441ao (Event 5441-2020)

Observer
Name Karen R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was scary but beautiful at the same time.
Location
Address Chesterland, OH
Latitude 41° 33' 14.05'' N (41.553904°)
Longitude 81° 22' 23.73'' W (-81.373257°)
Elevation 327.925659m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-09-30 06:19 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-09-30 10:19 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 10°
Moving
Facing azimuth 155.37°
First azimuth 143.72°
First elevation 64°
Last azimuth 147.31°
Last elevation 69°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Light Blue, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 15s
Length 20°
Remarks Wide near where the flash was and tapered to a Smokey puff. Bout very long. Wide but not long at all
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was huge and very bright. I called my husband out of the barn because I thought a plane had exploded but there was no sound. It was a very bright light with yellow and white and a flash of blue and was gone quickly but left residual trail that he was able to see. It looked like it exploded into some smaller pieces work one large piece in the middle. Not perfectly round.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was so bright. The pieces seemed to blow apart and burn for a few seconds then just seemed to fade into the sky. It was very compact