Fireball report

Reports Report 5441jm (Event 5441-2020)

Observer
Name	David B
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Westlake, OH
Latitude	41° 25' 9.12'' N (41.419201°)
Longitude	81° 58' 3.04'' W (-81.96751°)
Elevation	223.104095m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-09-30 06:30 EDT
UT Date & Time	2020-09-30 10:30 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	187°

Moving
Facing azimuth	128.58°
First azimuth	128.13°
First elevation	25°
Last azimuth	123.94°
Last elevation	20°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-18
Color	Yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	5s
Length	15°
Remarks	pretty bright for the first second or two and then it slowly faded away.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The sky was fairly dark and clear with a little light on the horizon, and the flash was bright enough to make me look up instantly. I could see where the initial flash occurred and the bright train of light.

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

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