WOW, this was AMAZING!! Just like out of a movie! It was dark and clear from where I was. Caught the fireball out of my peripheral vision so it was either quite large or quite close!
Location
Address
Hummelstown, PA
Latitude
40° 14' 55.82'' N (40.24884°)
Longitude
76° 42' 28.78'' W (-76.707995°)
Elevation
121.739883m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-03-13 01:13 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-03-13 05:13 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
145°
Moving
Facing azimuth
77.65°
First azimuth
64.8°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
118.94°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
6s
Length
30°
Remarks
glowing trail then all went dark
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the fireball falling toward the earth got bright white around the outside of the ball and then went dark
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
seemed like it just blew up and went dark before it hit the earth
