My wife and son also witnessed the event. We frequently view meteor showers at either a dark sky part or area of limited light pollution near their peak as close to a new moon as possible. This fireball was amazing. I've watched meteor showers for decades and I've never seen one fragment. We were facing east and it occurred just north east of Orion.
Location
Address
Jonesville, LA
Latitude
31° 33' 20.64'' N (31.555732°)
Longitude
92° 0' 58.79'' W (-92.01633°)
Elevation
12.794m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-11-18 02:35 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-11-18 08:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
166°
Moving
Facing azimuth
9.81°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
13.51°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
White, slight blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Near the end of the fireball, it flashed brighter, slight yellow and fragmented.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Just before it ended, it flashed brighter and fragmented into four bright and several faint pieces
