At first I thought it was a falling Start, but as I watched it happening I thought this is this Longest slowest star I have ever seen fall then I thought it was a Airplane crashing then as the color changed I realized it was something bigger than a star. Then I saw on facebook where someone had mentioned a Fireball that is when I realized what I had seen was a fireball. I was Amazing! I will Never forget this !
Location
Address
Columbus, IN
Latitude
39° 10' 56.73'' N (39.182425°)
Longitude
85° 55' 39.82'' W (-85.927729°)
Elevation
187.279099m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-23 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-24 01:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
214.2°
First azimuth
144.61°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Dark Purple, Dark Blue, Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
-
Remarks
The trail that is was leaving was redish orange the ball its self was blueish purple the faded whiteis blue . this was Amazinf to see . At first I thought it was a plane crashing
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it started out like a normal falling start then as it started to come down flame at the back of it turned redish orangish color the ball itself then looked purplish blueish color that is when I realized it wasn't a falling star or a plane crashing
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
flashed into red color at the back of fireball small streams of yellowish orange color spewed out
