Reports Report 1129d (Event 1129-2011)

Observer
Name Kent
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks First big fireball I ever saw. Been waiting for this my whole damn life looking up at the sky. Sitting around a campfire with some buddies, I was facing east while my buddies were basically all facing west. In the middle of our conversation I saw the fireball start in the due east about 20 degrees above the horizon. Immediately I jumped up and pointed to it and my buddies spun around to see it as well. It traveled from east to east/northeast and lasted about 4 seconds. Colors were white and blue with 3 distinct fragments toward the end.
Location
Address Laporte, IN
Latitude 41° 37' 35.28'' N (41.626466°)
Longitude 86° 50' 10.67'' W (-86.836297°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-10-04 19:20 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-10-05 00:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 88.84839°
First azimuth 93.63287°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 63.43486°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 20°
Remarks glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -