I've never seen a fireball like this before it was fascinating...you must love your jobs!
Location
Address
Montréal, Québec (CA)
Latitude
45° 32' 6.37'' N (45.535102°)
Longitude
73° 34' 38.54'' W (-73.577373°)
Elevation
52.25666m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-09 18:42 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-09 22:42 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
190°
Moving
Facing azimuth
303.61°
First azimuth
304.57°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
303.22°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
2°
Remarks
first fireball broke into pieces forking into 3 trails that branched glowing briefly and leaving smoke trail. the branches and main track hung in sky for quite a while lit by setting sun. Seemed very high in atmosphere with the parallax. smaller branches fades first then terminal..looked like a tiny horizontal cloud.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The end of the track flared and went out after leaving 2 smaller branches
