Fireball report

Reports Report 340ads (Event 340-2016)

Observer
Name	James H
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	n/a

Location
Address	Washington, DC
Latitude	38° 55' 47.39'' N (38.929831°)
Longitude	77° 3' 18.33'' W (-77.055092°)
Elevation	67.381m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2016-01-30 18:00 EST
UT Date & Time	2016-01-30 23:00 UT
Duration	<1s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	251°

Moving
Facing azimuth	243.7°
First azimuth	323.31°
First elevation	49°
Last azimuth	305.46°
Last elevation	35°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-26
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	20°
Remarks	the trail was white hot just like the fireball. No real changes. Just disappeared in a matter of seconds back out of the atmosphere, it seemed. Thought it was a shooting star.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The front of the fireball with flickering bright like a welding torch. I couldn't say to what degree, but I noticed an "explosion of light" in the short time I noticed it.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-

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