Fireball report

Reports Report 6237m (Event 6237-2020)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 6237-2020

Observer
Name	Chris D
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	I was driving westbound on I-64 when this sighting occured, the time reported and the trajectory angles may be slightly inaccurate.

Location
Address	-
Latitude	38° 11' 48.99'' N (38.2°)
Longitude	87° 0' 16.94'' W (-87°)
Elevation	131.12m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-11-02 20:00 CST
UT Date & Time	2020-11-03 02:00 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down left to up right
Descent Angle	85°

Moving
Facing azimuth	270°
First azimuth	260°
First elevation	71°
Last azimuth	290°
Last elevation	77°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-12
Color	Orange, Yellow, Red

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The fireball appeared at first as a small, red-orange ball that was moving from south to north across the western sky, after a second or two the small red-orange ball erupted into a big yellow-orange ball with visible flames expelling from it like the corona of the sun. This eruption lasted at most a second before it just disappeared completely in the sky. To me it looked like a small meteorite that became in the sky when it started to glow from the rock heating to the point of melting or catching on fire as it drew closer to earth, and then erupted into flames after reaching the heat threshold required for the material to ignite.. and since it was a small meteor the intense heat incinerated it almost instantly.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

The fireball appeared at first as a small, red-orange ball that was moving from south to north across the western sky, after a second or two the small red-orange ball erupted into a big yellow-orange ball with visible flames expelling from it like the corona of the sun. This eruption lasted at most a second before it just disappeared completely in the sky. To me it looked like a small meteorite that became in the sky when it started to glow from the rock heating to the point of melting or catching on fire as it drew closer to earth, and then erupted into flames after reaching the heat threshold required for the material to ignite.. and since it was a small meteor the intense heat incinerated it almost instantly.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-