Fireball report

Reports Report 1912b (Event 1912-2014)

Observer
Name	Matt B
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	I saw the object first out of the corner of my eye and by the time I turned my head it had just passed its peak brightness and was dimming and that's when I briefly saw the fragmentation and the second object trailing slowly behind the larger, main one. The main object was moving fast and just north of north-west and clearly descending. I regularly view ISS passes and this object was moving much faster, was much brighter and larger and only appeared for a second or slightly more. I think it was a meteor and if so, it was my first viewing of one outside of a meteor shower.

Location
Address	Buffalo, NY
Latitude	42° 59' 27.99'' N (42.991107°)
Longitude	78° 44' 23.51'' W (-78.739865°)
Elevation	182.861969m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2014-08-21 22:02 EDT
UT Date & Time	2014-08-22 02:02 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	225°

Moving
Facing azimuth	87.62°
First azimuth	62.06°
First elevation	29°
Last azimuth	57.21°
Last elevation	18°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-9
Color	Light Yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I saw the object quickly brighten and then quickly dim and as it became less bright, I could make out a small fragment slowly trailing behind the main object and to the lower right.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I saw the object quickly brighten and then quickly dim and as it became less bright, I could make out a small fragment slowly trailing behind the main object and to the lower right.

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