Note: I am a "casual observer" of meteor showers and celestial events...but this fireball was much brighter than any meteor I have seen. And was moving slower. And appeared to be falling...not shooting across a large expanse of the horizon. Appeared not dissimilar to a glowing ember trail from a single firework spark as it dies off and stops glowing as it falls to earth. However this was not a firework.
Location
Address
Bellville, OH
Latitude
40° 38' 57.54'' N (40.649316°)
Longitude
82° 27' 44.33'' W (-82.462314°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-22 21:13 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-23 01:13 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45°
First azimuth
45°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
bright orange and yellows. like a weld spark
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
Glowing. Sparks. I visibly seen sparks of different sizes trailing the object. Like a comet tail of sparks. Some larger sparks lasted and glowed longer than the main trail. I would make a non professional opinion of pieces coming off the original.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sparks trailing. Obvious fragments coming off as large sparks. Similar to a spark streamer firework...but that is most definitely not what I saw and there were no fireworks in the area during the day before or after the event. In the short amount of time I saw the fireball I either witnessed it come apart and stop glowing entirely or it went behind a treeline. But I believe it did indeed stop glowing. I would say it MAY have burned up or fragmented apart completely. If I knew where it was heading I would think there may be some fragments somewhere
