This was viewed while standing under an entire array of bright hockey rink parking lot lights and was still a head turner. We also observed a smaller meteor (traveling in the same direction) about 30 seconds after the fireball.
Location
Address
Cranston, RI
Latitude
41° 45' 33.9'' N (41.759416°)
Longitude
71° 29' 5.58'' W (-71.484882°)
Elevation
20.633497m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-23 00:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-23 04:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
345.1°
First azimuth
330.1°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
348.19°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
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Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Brightened for 1.5 seconds or so and broke up into at least 3 much smaller pieces then went dark.
