Reports Report 3378i (Event 3378-2014)

Observer
Name Shawn e
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks best meteor/fireball I have ever seen
Location
Address St Michael, MN
Latitude 45° 12' 55.9'' N (45.215527°)
Longitude 93° 35' 31.23'' W (-93.592008°)
Elevation 262.6651m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-12-01 18:50 CST
UT Date & Time 2014-12-02 00:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 43.09°
First azimuth 72.69°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 28.52°
Last elevation 33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 40°
Remarks Very wide and bright. fairly long and beautiful. smoke and light. possible meteorites
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks very bright, breaking up as it went. then a small fragmentation, then fading out rapidly. with a persistant glowing tail