I have never seen anything as cool as this. I hope my information is helpful and I wish I could find out if it landed or just dissipated. I never saw an explosion before or after the fireball. It just kind of disappeared leaving a smoky trail.
Location
Address
Ladson, SC
Latitude
32° 57' 11.35'' N (32.953152°)
Longitude
80° 9' 43.74'' W (-80.162151°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-23 02:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-23 06:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
-
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
208.84288°
First azimuth
265.91463°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
206.92786°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
mostly yellow, but some r
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
-1°
Remarks
yellow and red fire following the meteor, and then a trail of smoke following until it disappeared.
