Reports Report 2158ix (Event 2158-2013)

Observer
Name William S
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Longest duration of any fireball I've witnessed
Location
Address Cleveland, TN
Latitude 35° 9' 39.49'' N (35.16097°)
Longitude 84° 53' 23.95'' W (-84.889987°)
Elevation 261.693665m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-28 19:44 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-28 23:44 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 210°
First azimuth 270°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 175°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color White mixed with intermitant flares of varying colors
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks object was become brighter then passed behind cloud and wasn't visible beyond thin band of clouds
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks varying brightness and debris off object