Reports Report 312x (Event 312-2014)

Observer
Name John S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was sitting in my living room and saw it through my window. I did not hear any sounds but definitely a fireball
Location
Address Jeffersonville, IN
Latitude 38° 20' 59.29'' N (38.349803°)
Longitude 85° 41' 24.57'' W (-85.690159°)
Elevation 155.651505m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-01-28 20:18 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-01-29 01:18 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 97.06°
First azimuth 58.84°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 89.45°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Light Green, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length
Remarks glowing train that broke apart as it fell after the fireball was the brightest and dimmed out
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Not a large flash but that of a flare gun in nature
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks train with fragments that burned out