Fireball report

Reports Report 2543jy (Event 2543-2026)

Observer
Name	Sydney R
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Springfield, PA
Latitude	39° 56' 16.62'' N (39.937951°)
Longitude	75° 21' 3.46'' W (-75.35096°)
Elevation	92.83017m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2026-04-07 14:45 EDT
UT Date & Time	2026-04-07 18:45 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down left to up right
Descent Angle	82°

Moving
Facing azimuth	70°
First azimuth	70°
First elevation	50°
Last azimuth	100°
Last elevation	44°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-8
Color	Purple, Pink

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	5°
Remarks	The tail was just moving along after the ball. Not very long at all.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	At first I thought is was plane then fireworks. But it a few pieces broke off of itthe glowed ane burt out almost immediatley the main ball kept going. Then fragmented again. It dissipated just after the last fragmentation.

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