Fireball report

Reports Report 3547an (Event 3547-2015)

Observer
Name	Nelson F
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Austin, TX
Latitude	30° 25' 31.59'' N (30.425441°)
Longitude	97° 50' 40.82'' W (-97.844672°)
Elevation	302.205m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2015-11-20 20:45 CST
UT Date & Time	2015-11-21 02:45 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	240°

Moving
Facing azimuth	101.46°
First azimuth	125°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	100°
Last elevation	25°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-22
Color	Light Blue

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	99.99s
Length	25°
Remarks	A grey smoke trail flanked by smaller trails as the object broke up. The smoke trail also appeared to be segmented with small gaps appearing in the smoke trail.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The fireball dissipated in a large explosion that created several smaller fireballs that dissipated quickly.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The fireball released 10-20 smaller fragments that closely flanked the main smoke trail and burned up in 1-2 seconds

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