Reports Report 1587a (Event 1587-2013)

Observer
Name Jamie T
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Other than this was an amazing sight!!! i only got a 2second glimsp of it before it disapeared behind the neighbors house
Location
Address Abingdon, MD
Latitude 39° 27' 17.69'' N (39.454913°)
Longitude 76° 15' 22.95'' W (-76.256375°)
Elevation 11.781158m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-08-02 01:42 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-08-02 05:42 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 301.87°
First azimuth 301.87°
First elevation 21°
Last azimuth 302.87°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks There was a visable ball of fire, approximately a quarter inch in radius and the "fire tail" was about 3.5-4x the length of the ball itself
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -