Reports Report 5441aax (Event 5441-2020)

Observer
Name Brandy A
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Gaithersburg, MD
Latitude 39° 8' 3.14'' N (39.134205°)
Longitude 77° 12' 53.09'' W (-77.214747°)
Elevation 137.602661m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-09-30 06:23 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-09-30 10:23 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 109°
Moving
Facing azimuth 278.58°
First azimuth 280.12°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 298.79°
Last elevation 67°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Blue, Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 10°
Remarks Started off as glowing then dissipated to smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The flash was bright. It lit up about an 8th of a mile of the sky. The sky around the fireball was not as dark as the sky further away from the fireball L.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -