Reports Report 6b (Event 6-2023)

Observer
Name Margot G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Edinburgh, IN
Latitude 39° 19' 42.63'' N (39.328509°)
Longitude 85° 53' 40.47'' W (-85.894574°)
Elevation 205.895782m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-12-31 20:28 EST
UT Date & Time 2023-01-01 01:28 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 212°
Moving
Facing azimuth 19.76°
First azimuth 27.03°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 9.48°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks It started as just a moving white light, then as it moved downward in the sky the head gradually turned into a bright to almost grass green color while the trail remained a glowing white color (with some slight gradual green from end to head). At the end of its path, the head became really bright then disappeared almost all at once and the trail disappeared with it in under a second.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks As it reached the end of its path, the fireball grew in size and turned from white to green in color. At the end of its path, it became extremely big and bright green and then disappeared in a white flash of sorts. No fragmentation seen.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -