Fireball report

Reports Report 1958z (Event 1958-2023)

Observer
Name	John M
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	Reported about a minute after observing.

Location
Address	Melbourne, FL
Latitude	28° 3' 44.47'' N (28.062352°)
Longitude	80° 37' 29.75'' W (-80.624931°)
Elevation	5.698397m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2023-04-06 20:43 EDT
UT Date & Time	2023-04-07 00:43 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	249°

Moving
Facing azimuth	0.27°
First azimuth	12.6°
First elevation	17°
Last azimuth	349.86°
Last elevation	5°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-11
Color	Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	14°
Remarks	Glowing train, very little visible smoke.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Not a very bright terminal flash, but it did happen; object fragmented a bit in the second before and then some amount more fragmentation after the flash. Most of the fragments were small compared to the main body of it.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	See above; some fragmentation before then a larger amount after the terminal flash. Most fragments were small compared to the main body.

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