It was BEAUTIFUL while a blue-green core! Think of an iridescent opal. Unlike any I've seen in images from media or printed pages!
Location
Address
Cincinnati, OH
Latitude
39° 8' 34.03'' N (39.142787°)
Longitude
84° 36' 55.84'' W (-84.61551°)
Elevation
260.389343m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-04-01 21:44 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-04-02 01:44 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
186°
Moving
Facing azimuth
130.34°
First azimuth
182.12°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
176.58°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Blue, Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.2s
Length
8°
Remarks
Core of ball was aqua-green,trans to sea-blue near outer edge. Inner edge sun-gold (also train). Outer-most edge was a FINE/narrow band of red-orange.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Core lost blue & green colors, became 100% sun-gold. Train was REMARKABLY persistant prior to fracturing.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Changed from circular to a elongated oval w/long sides perpendicular to trajectory (spreading ?) for less than... 1/10 sec. Then could discern fracturing of core. Disintegrated as 7-9 larger sun-gold pieces (numerous small fragments). The larger pieces left there own trailing train of glowing "embers" of gold & red (in addition TO the smaller fragments).
