Reports Report 2132agp (Event 2132-2013)

Observer
Name Lisa S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I am in awe! Such a wonderful surprise in our night sky!
Location
Address Batavia, OH
Latitude 39° 4' 23.51'' N (39.073196°)
Longitude 84° 9' 3.64'' W (-84.151012°)
Elevation 257.307465m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-27 23:35 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-28 03:35 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 24.63°
First azimuth 35.06°
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth 16.33°
Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 20°
Remarks From large fireball to trailing light, colors changed rapidly, then went dark.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks A huge round, bright white/yellow, with orange and red edges lit up out of nowhere, then zipped to the left, from east to the northwest. The explosion lit up the yards and trees, etc. As if a police car with it's lights on were right next to me. So cool! I thought a plane exploded mid air! I also did see small aircraft very close. Contact Sportys pilots for more information. Clermont County Airport.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Very, very quickly, I saw pieces of the ball fly off of the huge ball of fire.