Fireball report

Reports Report 5848c (Event 5848-2024)

Observer
Name	Belinda N
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Rocky Mount, VA
Latitude	37° 5' 3.46'' N (37.084294°)
Longitude	79° 55' 33.21'' W (-79.925893°)
Elevation	397.231201m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2024-10-10 06:04 EDT
UT Date & Time	2024-10-10 10:04 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	111°

Moving
Facing azimuth	107.82°
First azimuth	99.72°
First elevation	65°
Last azimuth	136.81°
Last elevation	21°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-9
Color	Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	10°
Remarks	There was a glowing train behind it as it went across the sky. That went away just shortly after it went out. Maybe 1 second.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Looked like it exploded and broke into 4-6 little pieces before it all went out.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Looked like as it got closer to the horizon angle before it went out that it exploded with a bright flash and broke into several pieces falling but then all pieces went out almost immediately or within 1sec. Full time across the sky before it went completely out was about 3 seconds maybe.

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