Reports Report 825a (Event 825-2018)

Observer
Name Hillery B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Covert, MI
Latitude 42° 17' 24.53'' N (42.290148°)
Longitude 86° 18' 57.11'' W (-86.315863°)
Elevation 190.098m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-02-27 04:38 EST
UT Date & Time 2018-02-27 09:38 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 127°
Moving
Facing azimuth 209.66°
First azimuth 104.54°
First elevation
Last azimuth 112.82°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 20°
Remarks I only caught it right as it was above the tree line. It was a glowing train, but too dark to see if there was smoke. Dissipated quickly as the fireball went into the treeline
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -