Fireball report

Reports Report 5441bh (Event 5441-2020)

Observer
Name	Blaine L
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	, NJ
Latitude	39° 58' 3.39'' N (39.967608°)
Longitude	85° 46' 53.28'' W (-85.781467°)
Elevation	262.347595m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-09-30 06:24 EDT
UT Date & Time	2020-09-30 10:24 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	265°

Moving
Facing azimuth	75.25°
First azimuth	79.33°
First elevation	35°
Last azimuth	70.92°
Last elevation	33°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-12
Color	Orange, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	3s
Length	12°
Remarks	After bright lightning like flash, a trail of orange sparks.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	A bright lightning like white flash to my NE, a fireball moving north at just a slight angle down. Maybe 3 seconds then a trail of orange sparks that faded in 3 seconds.

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