Fireball report

Reports Report 315e (Event 315-2022)

Observer
Name	David S
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Howell Township, NJ
Latitude	40° 8' 58.55'' N (40.149596°)
Longitude	74° 14' 21.98'' W (-74.239439°)
Elevation	35.426464m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2022-01-12 03:15 EST
UT Date & Time	2022-01-12 08:15 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	130°

Moving
Facing azimuth	200°
First azimuth	180°
First elevation	50°
Last azimuth	195°
Last elevation	35°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-12
Color	Light Yellowish but also orange at the end with it vanished.

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	8s
Length	20°
Remarks	It was a glowing amber/yellow/orange trail, the main body vanished then a visible white trail could be seen in the night sky for at least 8 seconds, eventually fading away.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It appeared to be a bright orange/yellow burn up, it got very bright but vanished quickly after that.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	One or two small bodies looked like they fell off the main body and vanished quickly.

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