Reports Report 449du (Event 449-2015)

Observer
Name David O
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Flight path I observed appeared to move more along a SSW to NNE line than some of the projected paths I've seen today.
Location
Address Lake City, FL
Latitude 30° 9' 19.2'' N (30.155333°)
Longitude 82° 42' 56.54'' W (-82.715705°)
Elevation 31.101492m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-02-21 23:00 EST
UT Date & Time 2015-02-22 04:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 260°
Moving
Facing azimuth 86.87°
First azimuth 192.69°
First elevation 69°
Last azimuth 13.65°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Short shutter of distant deep booms. 15 to 20 second delay from the time the fireball broke apart and burned out in the sky.
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Standing in driveway facing due east. Noticed two to three quick flashes then looked up to see short but sustained bright flash that turned into a short lived streak and then broke apart and burned out.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After the sustained flash the fireball streaked for a short time. It seemed to be slowing as it broke or spread apart and then burned out while still in flight in the sky.