Reports Report 2698d (Event 2698-2013)

Observer
Name John H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Rio Rico, AZ
Latitude 31° 28' 34.34'' N (31.476205°)
Longitude 110° 58' 7.84'' W (-110.968844°)
Elevation 1068.85791m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-10-31 20:15 MST
UT Date & Time 2013-11-01 03:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 100.82°
First azimuth 98.27°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 98.96°
Last elevation 31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks Train/tail was glowing and fragmenting, like pieces falling off and slowing down
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Body was fragmenting into the training tail, then burst apart like a shotgun shell. No terminal flash was seen.