Fireball report

Reports Report 6837ad (Event 6837-2021)

Observer
Name	Sara B
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Moundridge, KS
Latitude	38° 12' 56.37'' N (38.215659°)
Longitude	97° 31' 9.05'' W (-97.519181°)
Elevation	450.777191m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2021-10-23 06:52 CDT
UT Date & Time	2021-10-23 11:52 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	155°

Moving
Facing azimuth	65°
First azimuth	65°
First elevation	37°
Last azimuth	70°
Last elevation	21°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-11
Color	red, orange, yellow, and white

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	20°
Remarks	It left a trail of light, turning colors from white to yellow to orange and red, and turned into sparks and then the train was smoke for about a second

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It flashed white and yellow, brighter than before, and then appeared to fall into pieces which sparked and went out slowly

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I think it fell into about 7-10 pieces, which blinked out one at a time, and the main piece went out last

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