American Meteor Society

Reports Report 236d (Event 236-2018)

Observer
Name John O
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks I was inside my home looking out the window at the sky and saw an extended fireball ( small but very bright... nearly 3 second unbroken trail ) descend almost vertically and just begin to flair up brighter as it started to disappear below the tree line/horizon. Checked bearing on compass( with my iPhone) at 62 ( NorthEast) degrees. Was inside so not sure of any audible artifacts.
Location
Address Rocky River, OH
Latitude 41° 27' 34.81'' N (41.45967°)
Longitude 81° 49' 59.69'' W (-81.833248°)
Elevation 223.709m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-01-17 21:32 EST
UT Date & Time 2018-01-18 02:32 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 62°
First azimuth 62°
First elevation 80°
Last azimuth 62°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Blue
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 -