Fireball report

Reports Report 2296g (Event 2296-2015)

Observer
Name	Chris C
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	I caught it out of the corner of my eye and had time to turn my head towards it and observe for a few seconds. It lasted at least 3 seconds. Also, I observed the fireball while driving down the highway, so I could not, or did not hear any sonic effects there may have been.

Location
Address	Patchogue, NY
Latitude	40° 46' 34.37'' N (40.776214°)
Longitude	73° 2' 7'' W (-73.035279°)
Elevation	10.041698m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2015-09-17 20:25 EDT
UT Date & Time	2015-09-18 00:25 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	98°

Moving
Facing azimuth	258.98°
First azimuth	283.31°
First elevation	63°
Last azimuth	303.66°
Last elevation	58°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-16
Color	Light Blue, Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It seemed to crumble as it moved through the sky. It was a consistent trail, but there would be bright pieces that would break away from the main/front section that would continue to follow, but "burn out" before the whole of the fireball met the same fate. The main section crumbling, for lack of a better term, and then burning out like the smaller pieces that broke off previous to the end event. The ending almost looked like a bottle rocket, but without the sparkle that fireworks have, and at the height and angle, it couldn't have been one. It's just the best comparison I could make.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

It seemed to crumble as it moved through the sky. It was a consistent trail, but there would be bright pieces that would break away from the main/front section that would continue to follow, but "burn out" before the whole of the fireball met the same fate. The main section crumbling, for lack of a better term, and then burning out like the smaller pieces that broke off previous to the end event. The ending almost looked like a bottle rocket, but without the sparkle that fireworks have, and at the height and angle, it couldn't have been one. It's just the best comparison I could make.