Reports Report 6531a (Event 6531-2021)

Observer
Name Sam M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address New Shoreham, RI
Latitude 41° 13' 27.49'' N (41.224303°)
Longitude 71° 34' 2.06'' W (-71.567239°)
Elevation 0.254369m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-10-13 06:38 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-10-13 10:38 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 101°
Moving
Facing azimuth 290.96°
First azimuth 270.55°
First elevation 32°
Last azimuth 306.77°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks There was a small terminal flash, noticeably brighter than the fireball itself, but not enough to catch my attention if I wasn’t already facing that direction
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Directly following the flash I could see at least two fragments split off that glowed for less than a second before fizzling out