Reports Report 2850p (Event 2850-2016)

Observer
Name Lisa P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks This was easily the biggest and brightest of any fireballs Ive ever seen and the tail colors were extremely bright. Several people I work with also observed it from different view points
Location
Address Sanford, ME
Latitude 43° 23' 49.86'' N (43.397183°)
Longitude 70° 41' 48.68'' W (-70.696856°)
Elevation 69.669m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-08-10 03:40 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-08-10 07:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 111°
Moving
Facing azimuth 94.42°
First azimuth 73.86°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 117.12°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color The ball part was BRIGHT orange, yellow and red but the tail was BRIGHT green with some blue and dark blue/purple
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -