Fireball report

Reports Report 781r (Event 781-2015)

Observer
Name	Tara B
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	The sky was extremely clear no clouds.

Location
Address	Rock Island, IL
Latitude	41° 29' 21.16'' N (41.489211°)
Longitude	90° 33' 20.79'' W (-90.555774°)
Elevation	213.830978m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2015-03-27 21:01 CDT
UT Date & Time	2015-03-28 02:01 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down left to up right
Descent Angle	83°

Moving
Facing azimuth	114.23°
First azimuth	80.15°
First elevation	48°
Last azimuth	153.71°
Last elevation	48°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-18
Color	Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	0.5s
Length	10°
Remarks	trail did not last long behind faint showing where it just was. Almost like when using a sparkler when you move it around the trail lasts seconds from where it just was

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	just a bit brighter before it broke into 3 pieces each piece was a different size. Once it broke up the individual pieces did not continue to move forward. They moved downward just a bit then no longer could be seen

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