Reports Report 486k (Event 486-2012)

Observer
Name Kerri
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Las Vegas, NV
Latitude 35° 32' 12.11'' N (35.536696°)
Longitude 115° 25' 5.67'' W (-115.418243°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-03-30 23:59 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-03-31 06:59 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth -1°
First azimuth 322.48952°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 71.10713°
Last elevation 33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color bright blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 6.5s
Length 10°
Remarks there was a tail but we were busy watching the ball of fire shoot through the sky. the ball was a bright deep blue color. my son, 6 1/2 first spotted the ball of fire and he said he remembered that it had a whitish tail with orange spots, but i can\'t recall.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -