Reports Report 1337ip (Event 1337-2017)

Observer
Name Andrew M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Was it a missile? Was it a jet? The speed seemed about twice that of F-16 Jets that I normally see in the sky. It did not leave a smoke trail - I am sure of this because it was still light enough in the sky to see any sort of thing. It also did not make any noise. When compared to a shooting star/meteor, the speed was about half of the amount. The brightness was about 5x to 10x brighter and the size was about 3x larger. So the speed was somewhere in between a meteor and a fighter jet. It was the coolest thing I have seen in the sky so far. How are you sure it was a "fireball" and not something else? What is a "fireball" anyways?
Location
Address Columbia, SC
Latitude 33° 59' 54.87'' N (33.998576°)
Longitude 80° 58' 29.2'' W (-80.974778°)
Elevation 69.206m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-04-12 20:40 EDT
UT Date & Time 2017-04-13 00:40 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 262°
Moving
Facing azimuth 193.85°
First azimuth 264.45°
First elevation 43°
Last azimuth 136.43°
Last elevation 37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -