Fireball report

Reports Report 3737kd (Event 3737-2016)

Observer
Name	Jeff H
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Howard, PA
Latitude	41° 2' 27.54'' N (41.040984°)
Longitude	77° 40' 52.32'' W (-77.681199°)
Elevation	313.442m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2016-10-04 22:40 EDT
UT Date & Time	2016-10-05 02:40 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	216°

Moving
Facing azimuth	0.59°
First azimuth	26.24°
First elevation	35°
Last azimuth	16.18°
Last elevation	20°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-20
Color	Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Two booms a minute or so after the meteorite was no longer visible.

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The initial flash got my attention. I thought it was heat lightning. I looked up and saw the meteorite streak across the sky. Another less bright flash about halfway through the visible event.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I believe the second flash was a result of the meteorite coming apart. It appeared as if the meteorite split into two pieces about halfway through the visible event.

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