Reports Report 5442o (Event 5442-2021)

Observer
Name Blake M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Really special to see something like this.
Location
Address Columbia, MD
Latitude 39° 12' 31.23'' N (39.208676°)
Longitude 76° 55' 6.2'' W (-76.918388°)
Elevation 128.896011m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-09-08 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-09-09 02:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 182°
Moving
Facing azimuth 202.66°
First azimuth 195.52°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 212.22°
Last elevation 55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright like a shooting star then blasted and fragmented as if a plane was exploding, which is what I initially thought may have happened. The trajectory was straight down though from seemingly way too high up for a plane. The individual pieces flew aflame momentarily until they were extinguished. Like a shotgun blast straight down.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks In a matter of seconds it went from shooting star to sky explosion to falling fire to nothing but remaining gas.