I've seen 4-5 fireballs in my lifetime. This had to be the brightest. I was looking north (driving north) when a bright flash in my perepheral that I thought was an explosion (immediate thought was transformer explosion) caused me to look west and see the fireball.
Location
Address
Bedford, IN
Latitude
38° 58' 31.35'' N (38.975374°)
Longitude
86° 32' 41.53'' W (-86.544869°)
Elevation
202.834564m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-09-21 23:36 EDT
UT Date & Time
2023-09-22 03:36 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
155°
Moving
Facing azimuth
310°
First azimuth
340°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
315°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
30°
Remarks
bright flash in my peripheral caused me to look west (I was facing north) saw huge bright fireball dissapear below the tree line. Left a evanescent trail that lingered afterwards but only had a one or two second view due to driving.
