Reports Report 1139a (Event 1139-2018)

Observer
Name Melanie T
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks My eight year old son saw it too and we just happened to walk outside at the perfect time to see it!
Location
Address Franklin, TN
Latitude 35° 55' 28.68'' N (35.924632°)
Longitude 86° 47' 25.42'' W (-86.790395°)
Elevation 259.403m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-03-22 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time 2018-03-23 01:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 105°
Moving
Facing azimuth 60°
First azimuth 55°
First elevation 18°
Last azimuth 75°
Last elevation 14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 10°
Remarks Glowing train, thick at round fireball and thinning gradually into sparkles out to the left of fireball as it travelled left to right/ downward through sky.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -