Reports Report 2618i (Event 2618-2013)

Observer
Name Rachel T
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks If I were to draw an angle from the horizon vertically straight up to the top of my view of the sky and then follow the fireball, it would create an acute angle of about 20 degrees. It is interesting that I saw it from up high left down low to right traveling at approx a 20 degree angle from a perpendicular imaginary line to the horizon like \
Location
Address Peetz, CO
Latitude 40° 50' 36.24'' N (40.843399°)
Longitude 103° 6' 54.62'' W (-103.115171°)
Elevation 1226.650879m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-10-25 05:31 MDT
UT Date & Time 2013-10-25 11:31 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 179°
First azimuth 190°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 210°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length -
Remarks Not sure, it was extended behind the falling fireball for about 1/3 of the space of the sky I was viewing
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks At first I wondered if it was a jet exploding but it wasn't yellow or orange at all. It was bright white.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -