American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5441aby (Event 5441-2020)

Observer
Name Elizabeth B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks One of the coolest things I've ever seen!
Location
Address Cleveland, OH
Latitude 41° 27' 44.51'' N (41.462364°)
Longitude 81° 48' 49.37'' W (-81.813713°)
Elevation 224.555115m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-09-30 06:24 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-09-30 10:24 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 311°
Moving
Facing azimuth 165°
First azimuth 130°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 130°
Last elevation 75°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Light Blue, Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length -
Remarks I don't know how long it was. Any videos I've seen of this one, seemed much bigger in person. There was a bright blue glowing train and it disappeared and in it's place was smoke.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I thought someone's motion light detector came on and i looked up and saw the fireball.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -