Reports Report 5736f (Event 5736-2022)

Observer
Name Nia A
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Never seen it in my life I thought it was a shooting star just picked my husband up from work 3am central time we life in Griffith Indiana and as we were driving down the street I saw it falling from the sky towards the ground and it was on fire as it was falling but falling super fast like it was only like 2-3 seconds wish I could get a piece of it I'm sure it hit the ground somewhere not too far from me just awesome I could witness that I love science and spaceā¤
Location
Address Griffith, IN
Latitude 41° 33' 0.21'' N (41.550059°)
Longitude 87° 24' 47.37'' W (-87.413159°)
Elevation 189.835022m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-09-01 03:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2022-09-01 08:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 242°
Moving
Facing azimuth 179.33°
First azimuth 180.02°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 162.44°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks The train was long and white looked like a trail of smoke from a plane it was on fire like a fireball and I know it fell to the earth
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -