Fireball report

Reports Report 2850ak (Event 2850-2016)

Observer
Name	Gilbert C
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	Wow! Biggest meteor I've ever seen, and I've been watching ever since I was a kid.

Location
Address	Blue Hill, ME
Latitude	44° 32' 54.14'' N (44.548371°)
Longitude	68° 41' 25.18'' W (-68.690328°)
Elevation	111.56m

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	166°

Moving
Facing azimuth	200.64°
First azimuth	210.61°
First elevation	69°
Last azimuth	212.14°
Last elevation	-

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-24
Color	Light blue/green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The fireball was behind me as I drove NNW, roughly SSE. Nearly the entire sky seemed to be as bright as day with an immediate flash. What I initially thought was sheet lightning, was actually a huge fireball as I turned back over my shoulder to look. Just as the fireball dissipated, I noticed what seemed to be one or two fragments ahead of me. They seemed to appear about 50-60 degrees overhead, and disappear just above the NNW horizon.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

The fireball was behind me as I drove NNW, roughly SSE. Nearly the entire sky seemed to be as bright as day with an immediate flash. What I initially thought was sheet lightning, was actually a huge fireball as I turned back over my shoulder to look. Just as the fireball dissipated, I noticed what seemed to be one or two fragments ahead of me. They seemed to appear about 50-60 degrees overhead, and disappear just above the NNW horizon.