Reports Report 6746bj (Event 6746-2021)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 6746-2021
Observer
NamePeter B
Experience Level4/5
RemarksI'd like to emphasize the unusual length of time that this fireball persisted. It first caught my eye at the kitchen window before moving behind cover and out of view; the time it took me to dash outside to an open horizon and regain line-of-sight was about 12 seconds (based on a retracing of steps); I continued to observe the fireball for another 10 seconds until it dissipated. Its speed was constant and "unhurried." The fireball may have originated some time before it first caught my attention; I do not know.
Location
AddressWooster, OH
Latitude40° 47' 52.43'' N (40.8°)
Longitude 82° 1' 54.24'' W (-82.03°)
Elevation359.6m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2021-10-20 00:43 EDT
UT Date & Time2021-10-20 04:43 UT
Duration≈20s
Direction
Moving directionFrom up left to down right
Descent Angle94°
Moving
Facing azimuth311.87°
First azimuth272.39°
First elevation12°
Last azimuth344.8°
Last elevation4°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-8
ColorOrange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
ObservationUnknown
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationUnknown
Remarks-
Persistent train
ObservationYes
Duration30s
Length10°
RemarksA glowing trail of golden yellow, slightly fuzzy or crackly, following behind the moving fireball at a consistent length for the fireball's entire observed movement across the sky.
Terminal flash
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Fragmentation
ObservationYes
RemarksAs the fireball approached the terminus of my line of sight at the horizon, it rapidly fragmented into three or four break-away segments, still clustered, that dissolved in puffs of ember-sparks.