Fireball report

Reports Report 2583b (Event 2583-2013)

Observer
Name	Daniel W
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	This was the largest, and most brilliant meteor that I have ever witnessed, in the middle of a well-lit town. I would not be surprised if these fragments splashed down in the Pacific shortly after what we saw. The orange and green in the flash suggest to me a largely iron-nickel composition.

Location
Address	Petaluma, CA
Latitude	38° 14' 58.7'' N (38.24964°)
Longitude	122° 37' 42.07'' W (-122.628354°)
Elevation	9.638597m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2013-10-22 19:40 PDT
UT Date & Time	2013-10-23 02:40 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	135°

Moving
Facing azimuth	184.75°
First azimuth	110.66°
First elevation	37°
Last azimuth	220.66°
Last elevation	26°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-24
Color	Green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Sizzling/Hissing Sound

Delayed Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Upon the explosion and fragmentation, a subtle boom was noted by three of the five people present.

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	20s
Length	45°
Remarks	Visibly lit smoke trail, fireball streaked across sky flaring green as bright as the sun, then broke into several fragments continuing at a high velocity along nearly the same trajectory.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Visibly lit smoke trail, fireball streaked across sky flaring green as bright as the sun, then flashed brilliantly and broke into several fragments continuing at a high velocity along approximately the same trajectory before disappearing from view.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Visibly lit smoke trail, fireball streaked across sky flaring green as bright as the sun, then flashed brilliantly and broke into several fragments continuing at a high velocity along approximately the same trajectory before disappearing from view.

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