Fireball report

Reports Report 309d (Event 309-2021)

Observer
Name	Jessica M
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Newark, OH
Latitude	40° 3' 39.5'' N (40.060972°)
Longitude	82° 27' 49.95'' W (-82.463876°)
Elevation	288.232147m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2021-01-14 21:17 EST
UT Date & Time	2021-01-15 02:17 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	171°

Moving
Facing azimuth	190.04°
First azimuth	169.85°
First elevation	66°
Last azimuth	188.72°
Last elevation	25°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-18
Color	Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	3s
Length	40°
Remarks	It was glowing and slowly faded from the tail end

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

It was pretty cloudy but it was so bright that it was clearly visible- I saw a wide glowing circular shape falling and then a saw a flash. I could be nuts but it almost looked like the center was dark and the flash was glowing around it. It was incredible! Also, I have no idea how to gauge the trail length in degrees but if I held a 12” ruler out at arms length that would probably be a good estimate.

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-