My wife and I both saw this fireball clearly as we were driving our Rv home from Florida. We were in the last 30 m minutes of the drive and were both fully awake and alert despite the late hour. First major fireball we have ever seen. Possibly the Lake Michigan event? It looked fairly large to us, and it would have been very large if it was this event since Lake Michigan is several hundred miles from where we were at that time.
Location
Address
Warsaw, OH
Latitude
40° 20' 11.56'' N (40.336544°)
Longitude
82° 9' 39.18'' W (-82.160882°)
Elevation
374.328m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-02-06 02:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-02-06 07:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
129°
Moving
Facing azimuth
306.6°
First azimuth
301.93°
First elevation
42°
Last azimuth
318.66°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
20°
Remarks
bright almost flame-like orange/yellow ball with trail that looked like it was sparks or debris
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
looked like a bright flash as the fireball hit the horizon
