Reports Report 1162b (Event 1162-2024)

Observer
Name Machine Q
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was beautiful!! I was at an atm in a convenience store outside the local plaza art show. I was on a busy main road with hundreds of people and it just lit up the sky! It maybe even lasted 3 seconds, from midsky to just above the horizon. About halfway thru it broke off a clump but still persisted as they fell together. it was blue green tinted with a yellow orangeish tail and very very bright at least magnitude -10-12. It had a slight curve to it but along its total length was pretty straight! . It was amazing!!
Location
Address Aguada, Rincón (PR)
Latitude 18° 20' 21.08'' N (18.339188°)
Longitude 67° 15' 2.92'' W (-67.250811°)
Elevation 10.020452m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-02-29 19:55 AST
UT Date & Time 2024-02-29 23:55 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 121°
Moving
Facing azimuth 309.62°
First azimuth 302.32°
First elevation 64°
Last azimuth 319.14°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Blue, Green, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 20°
Remarks As the fireball fell it left a trail of yellow with a clump about 1 second into the fall while the head was about 1 second ahead and it had a green blue tint
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Possibly, the head and the clump were both very brightly illuminated and as it fizzled out the head seemed brighter
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As the fireball fell it left a trail of yellow with a clump about 1 second into the fall while the head was about 1 second ahead and it had a green blue tint