Fireball report

Reports Report 3903st (Event 3903-2016)

Observer
Name	Rickey R
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Monroe, LA
Latitude	32° 29' 16.64'' N (32.487956°)
Longitude	91° 58' 30.69'' W (-91.975191°)
Elevation	19.267m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2016-10-12 06:48 CDT
UT Date & Time	2016-10-12 11:48 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down left to up right
Descent Angle	3°

Moving
Facing azimuth	90°
First azimuth	90°
First elevation	30°
Last azimuth	90°
Last elevation	25°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-15
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	99.99s
Length	10°
Remarks	Smoke train was sort of bluish gray, and seems to stay in the sky for a while. A bluish gray "blob" stayed for close to 10 minutes, then blended into the clouds.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I watched the "fireball" move in a fashion that was not uniform. Almost like a frantic flare, sort of spiraling upward. Then it made a bright flash, and was gone.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-

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