Fireball report

Reports Report 1930a (Event 1930-2011)

Observer
Name	Dan S
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	What an awesome night!

Location
Address	Castleton-on-Hudson, NY
Latitude	42° 32' 52.57'' N (42.547937°)
Longitude	73° 43' 50.53'' W (-73.730703°)
Elevation	69.889275m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2011-10-17 23:00 EST
UT Date & Time	2011-10-18 04:00 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	135°

Moving
Facing azimuth	318.49°
First azimuth	269.42°
First elevation	60°
Last azimuth	310.11°
Last elevation	29°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-12
Color	Orange, Red

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	A whoosh

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	15°
Remarks	The ball started white then as hit burned, changed to orange then red. The tail appeared around the time it began to burn orange. It was so close to me I heard it whooshing through the air and the sound stopped after it turned red and appeared to burn out.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Began to glow red then broke into pieces that all burned out red

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