It was big, and appeared to almost have a "bow-wave" of fire. At first I actually thought it was a plane on fire but it was moving too fast. It started to dim and burn out as it went out of view.
Location
Address
Atherton, England (GB)
Latitude
53° 31' 31'' N (53.525277°)
Longitude
2° 29' 23.34'' W (-2.489817°)
Elevation
63.150928m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-07-26 00:50 BST
UT Date & Time
2018-07-25 23:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
94°
Moving
Facing azimuth
173.28°
First azimuth
198.86°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
126.37°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Smaller Orange pieces where breaking off as it flew across the sky, ~5 per sec. The pieces burnt out quickly, or at least vanished in the night sky
