Reports Report 2158is (Event 2158-2013)

Observer
Name LaDonna C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks A stadium full of people witnessed this phenomenon and I don't know that it was a fireball. I thought of the term meteorite when I saw it, but there seemed to be sparks following behind it and the tail had many colors. It disappeared into a cloud and I didn't see it when it came out of the cloud, it was behind a tree by then.
Location
Address Cleveland, TN
Latitude 35° 9' 37.05'' N (35.160293°)
Longitude 84° 53' 21.19'' W (-84.889219°)
Elevation 263.493744m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-09-28 19:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-09-28 23:45 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 249.4°
First azimuth 252.19°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 129.57°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 20s
Length -
Remarks The train stayed with the fireball and had multi colors. It followed along behind it until the whole thing disappeared into a cloud.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -