Fireball report

Reports Report 2263h (Event 2263-2015)

Observer
Name	jamie e
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	the object was moving discernibly faster than an airplane given it's location in the sky. it was moving slower than any shooting stars that I have seen. as I said, it did not have a tail. in my vision field, it's size was somewhere between the circumference of a dime and an eraser on a pencil.

Location
Address	Blairsville, PA
Latitude	40° 24' 41.95'' N (40.411654°)
Longitude	79° 23' 7.45'' W (-79.385404°)
Elevation	381.530853m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2015-09-17 02:15 EDT
UT Date & Time	2015-09-17 06:15 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down right to up left
Descent Angle	273°

Moving
Facing azimuth	77.62°
First azimuth	76.77°
First elevation	51°
Last azimuth	25.48°
Last elevation	47°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-23
Color	Orange

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	object appeared as a bright orange circle with no tail. it moved right to left in my field of vision. right before it disappeared, it seemed to have about 5 pieces break off from the back and then all objects disappeared. it was only when some fragmentation appeared that I realized it was a meteor. I was driving my tractor-trailer at the time and I saw the object for about 3 seconds and was just ready to convince myself I was seeing a ufo when the fragmentation happened. I totally guessed at the previous questions about it's orientation in the sky since I was in a moving vehicle at the time.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

object appeared as a bright orange circle with no tail. it moved right to left in my field of vision. right before it disappeared, it seemed to have about 5 pieces break off from the back and then all objects disappeared. it was only when some fragmentation appeared that I realized it was a meteor. I was driving my tractor-trailer at the time and I saw the object for about 3 seconds and was just ready to convince myself I was seeing a ufo when the fragmentation happened. I totally guessed at the previous questions about it's orientation in the sky since I was in a moving vehicle at the time.