i have no training and did not realize that they meteorites would fragment
Location
Address
elkhart, IN
Latitude
41° 43' 27.42'' N (41.724283°)
Longitude
85° 58' 2.07'' W (-85.967242°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-10-04 20:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-10-05 00:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
282.6964°
First azimuth
292.97601°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
296.60474°
Last elevation
59°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
nothing
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
1.5s
Length
15°
Remarks
bright red from head to dimmer red (darker) to the tail end thought it was an amazing sight like maybe an explosion in the sky at first
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
its burst into 3 distinct peices with no flash as if it was suddenly extinquished in flight but was amaze that it fragmented in three very very distinct pieces with each having a small tail and then vanished all together just as suddenly
