Fireball report

Reports Report 92mq (Event 92-2014)

Observer
Name	Danielle O
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	It was a wonderfully exciting experience for me!

Location
Address	Manchester, CT
Latitude	41° 45' 57.75'' N (41.766042°)
Longitude	72° 32' 28.9'' W (-72.541361°)
Elevation	49.879948m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2014-01-12 17:10 EST
UT Date & Time	2014-01-12 22:10 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From left to right
Descent Angle	90°

Moving
Facing azimuth	346.39°
First azimuth	346.05°
First elevation	16°
Last azimuth	347.33°
Last elevation	19°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-24
Color	Green, Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	The train as well as the fireball was huge. The largest I have ever seen. The train flowed behind (orange in color) and looked to have melty debris falling off.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	halfway across my view there was a flash and the fireball went from bright white to a light green, light yellow, white color

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It looked like lava was spewing from the train.

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