Fireball report

Reports Report 1848e (Event 1848-2012)

Observer
Name	kristen h
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Pennellville, NY
Latitude	43° 15' 2.06'' N (43.250571°)
Longitude	76° 13' 40.78'' W (-76.227994°)
Elevation	128.644028m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-11-12 02:00 EST
UT Date & Time	2012-11-12 07:00 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

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

Moving
Facing azimuth	334.48°
First azimuth	351.18°
First elevation	56°
Last azimuth	2.71°
Last elevation	45°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-20
Color	Purple, Light Blue, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2.5s
Length	12.5°
Remarks	it started out purple then faded to blue then to white. and when the "smoke" was gone for a split second you could see glowing chunks that also faded away.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	it started out as a regular meteor then a bright purple flash that faded away after a few seconds

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	after about 2 second the smoke trail went away and there was glowing chunks in it that also faded after another second

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