I've only seen one other fireball many years ago and thought this one was so unusual and amazing I had to come here to report it. I still have goosebumps even though I saw it less than a hour ago! Am a casual lover of astronomy :)
Location
Address
Maringouin, LA
Latitude
30° 23' 20.6'' N (30.389056°)
Longitude
91° 33' 9.46'' W (-91.552629°)
Elevation
4.26m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-02-18 21:14 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-02-19 03:14 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
227°
Moving
Facing azimuth
73.3°
First azimuth
94.16°
First elevation
38°
Last azimuth
84.69°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Green, then it exploded and faded into red and then died away
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Glowed very bright green as it fell then it burst apart into red pieces that seemed to glow
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As above burst into distinct three, maybe four red pieces that glowed red very briefly before the whole thing winked out
