Unaware that anyone else saw this one. It vanished too quickly for me to call bystanders' attention to it. I have seen other bigger, longer-lasting fireballs; this was not nearly as spectacular or long-lasting as some but unmistakeably like the others I've seen.
Location
Address
Atlanta, GA
Latitude
33° 54' 32.79'' N (33.909107°)
Longitude
84° 19' 33.15'' W (-84.325876°)
Elevation
269.088348m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-05-02 09:25 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-05-02 13:25 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
250°
Moving
Facing azimuth
232.52°
First azimuth
238.52°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
229.81°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
3°
Remarks
Incandescant glow, fading quickly, off-white to pale yellow in color
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Small amount of small particles breaking off of bright central nucleus, added a speckle to the trail and vanished quickly
