Fireball report

Reports Report 678ct (Event 678-2021)

Observer
Name	William E
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	Maybe there is a small meteorite on the ground somewhere near there! Could be interesting to maybe try and look at footage from stores’ cameras facing that direction. Please note I had to approximate the time. It was definitely after 9:00pm and before 9:18pm (ET) And 9:08 is my best guess. This has been fun. Thanks! I was very interested to see that so many people reported something at that time!!!

Location
Address	Canal Winchester, OH
Latitude	39° 51' 19.79'' N (39.855497°)
Longitude	82° 49' 40.68'' W (-82.827966°)
Elevation	231.288849m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2021-02-03 21:08 EST
UT Date & Time	2021-02-04 02:08 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	174°

Moving
Facing azimuth	291.96°
First azimuth	285.42°
First elevation	11°
Last azimuth	299.86°
Last elevation	12°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-7
Color	Green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The fireball started less bright and at the end of the short duration it became much brighter and appeared larger. At first it was maybe the brightness of venus, and at the end of the 1-2 seconds, it appeared as large as maybe 1/4 of the moon and was about as bright as 1-4 of the moon, from my perspective. It actually appeared that it was a small meteorite landing in the area—near or behind the home depot there. I actually went and looked but didn’t see anything. I am not sure how accurate my depth perception was, but it seemed to be very very close to that building.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

The fireball started less bright and at the end of the short duration it became much brighter and appeared larger. At first it was maybe the brightness of venus, and at the end of the 1-2 seconds, it appeared as large as maybe 1/4 of the moon and was about as bright as 1-4 of the moon, from my perspective. It actually appeared that it was a small meteorite landing in the area—near or behind the home depot there. I actually went and looked but didn’t see anything. I am not sure how accurate my depth perception was, but it seemed to be very very close to that building.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-