Reports Report 488a (Event 488-2012)

Observer
Name TrikeZilla
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks 10 second fireball in the sky over wichita, it was cool!
Location
Address wichita, KS
Latitude 37° 40' 32.67'' N (37.675741°)
Longitude 97° 17' 1'' W (-97.283612°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-03-31 23:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2012-04-01 04:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 224.80002°
First azimuth 228.03139°
First elevation 53°
Last azimuth 303.72157°
Last elevation 48°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks half way across sky one piece came off. 5 seconds later it expoded into 3 dirrections and burned out.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -