Reports Report 4531gn (Event 4531-2018)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 4531-2018
Observer
NameTessa S
Experience Level4/5
RemarksMy husband Nicholas and I were fortunate enough to witness this fireball, something we never thought we'd see in our lifetime. We are both avid observers of the sky, we are quite frequently gazing up anxiously wondering what we will see next. When we locked eyes on the fireball we were initially alarmed because it appeared to be very close to the earth. It was a very rapid occurrence, it was only visible for a couple of seconds. Once we were able to process what we saw, we noticed that there were vehicles parked at the end of our street- other people who likely saw it as well were sitting in their cars. Hopefully those people will also report their sighting.
Location
AddressDes Arc, AR
Latitude34° 58' 5.26'' N (34.97°)
Longitude 91° 27' 22.3'' W (-91.46°)
Elevation53.79m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2018-11-02 19:29 CDT
UT Date & Time2018-11-03 00:29 UT
Duration≈1.5s
Direction
Moving directionFrom up right to down left
Descent Angle208°
Moving
Facing azimuth16.54°
First azimuth14.39°
First elevation32°
Last azimuth350.79°
Last elevation7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-21
ColorBlue, Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Persistent train
ObservationUnknown
Duration-
Length-
Remarks-
Terminal flash
ObservationYes
RemarksThe light emitting from the ball seemed to slighty pulsate (not in any certain pattern, of course) when first entering our field of vision, then just before it faded the light emission intensified in what we then perceived as a "burst".
Fragmentation
ObservationUnknown
Remarks-