Fireball report

Reports Report 1997h (Event 1997-2017)

Observer
Name	Mike I
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	This was the brightest fireball I have ever seen.

Location
Address	Fredericksburg, TX
Latitude	30° 13' 33.39'' N (30.225941°)
Longitude	98° 52' 1.05'' W (-98.866958°)
Elevation	493.979m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2017-06-17 23:46 CDT
UT Date & Time	2017-06-18 04:46 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	168°

Moving
Facing azimuth	175.08°
First azimuth	167.95°
First elevation	64°
Last azimuth	171.31°
Last elevation	17°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-19
Color	Light Green

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	20°
Remarks	Very bright glowing train heading towards the Earth surface. The fireball and train were both sparking or flashing.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The sparking light green fireball was very bright and appeared to go out just above the southern horizon. I did not see it split up, but did see lots of "sparks".

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

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