Fireball report

Reports Report 2069ag (Event 2069-2012)

Observer
Name	Nicole K
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Naperville, IL
Latitude	41° 47' 59.04'' N (41.799734°)
Longitude	88° 10' 23.97'' W (-88.173326°)
Elevation	211.758957m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-12-04 21:35 CST
UT Date & Time	2012-12-05 03:35 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	135°

Moving
Facing azimuth	202.39°
First azimuth	114.74°
First elevation	19°
Last azimuth	259.04°
Last elevation	-1°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-8
Color	Blue, Green, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	7.5s
Length	4°
Remarks	glowing train that after a few seconds broke up into smaller pieces and then my view was obstructed but saw and smelled smoke within a few more seconds. I think it impacted behind the building that got in the way of my view. It was VERY low to the ground as well!

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	broke up into smaller pieces of rock after a few seconds and the rock was still glowing for a short while.

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