The fire ball that I saw was unlike the fireball over Cresson Mountain in Penna last year that I observed...this fireball was very colorful with vibrant green blue and yellow color coming from the white head of the fireball, with a small fragment coming off the main head trailing into the tail....the tail was not very long at all..... this has been the second fireball I have seen in the past year! So very excited to report...thank you
Location
Address
Nicktown, PA
Latitude
40° 34' 23.54'' N (40.573205°)
Longitude
78° 52' 4.89'' W (-78.868026°)
Elevation
545.432m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-01-30 18:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2016-01-30 23:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
89°
Moving
Facing azimuth
110°
First azimuth
80°
First elevation
56°
Last azimuth
130°
Last elevation
53°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Blue, Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As I saw the fireball, it appeared to have a smaller fragment directly behind it and then a tail
