Fireball report

Reports Report 331ao (Event 331-2011)

Observer
Name	Steve P
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	Not real sure of the color of the fire ball.

Location
Address	Bartlesville, OK
Latitude	36° 44' 21.81'' N (36.739391°)
Longitude	95° 58' 42.11'' W (-95.978365°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2011-03-23 21:22 CDT
UT Date & Time	2011-03-24 02:22 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	225°

Moving
Facing azimuth	267.20604°
First azimuth	270.9807°
First elevation	25°
Last azimuth	263.27905°
Last elevation	15°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-7
Color	orange/red

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	5s
Length	20°
Remarks	Looked like sparks trailing the meteorite. I saw no smoke but there could have been some. The spark trail disapated as the meteorite went behind trees in my back yard.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I was observing with my telescope in the back yard when I saw a flash. I looked up and saw the meteorite with a trail of glowing sparks.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	-

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