At first I thought someone had shot off a roman candle and I was seeing the fireball return to the ground. It wasn't until the next day when my secretary was telling us about the meteors and she asked me what time it was in disbelief (jokingly) and when I said around 8:15 pm. she confirmed the time and then I realized that I had seen it but had thought it was a roman candle since it was travelling straight down and I had no reference of size or distance.
Location
Address
Memphis, TN
Latitude
35° 12' 59.7'' N (35.216584°)
Longitude
89° 46' 7.85'' W (-89.768848°)
Elevation
119.719986m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-17 20:20 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-18 02:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
78.04°
First azimuth
78.44°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
78.85°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
two or three small breakoffs trail behind main fireball
