Reports Report 731l (Event 731-2015)

Observer
Name Lydia F
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Zwingle, IA
Latitude 42° 17' 39.29'' N (42.294246°)
Longitude 90° 40' 53.63'' W (-90.681564°)
Elevation 293.914581m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-03-20 22:20 CDT
UT Date & Time 2015-03-21 03:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 139°
Moving
Facing azimuth 336.51°
First azimuth 299.27°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 312.98°
Last elevation 37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1.5s
Length
Remarks White train with a puff of smoke. Almost like a light bulb burning out.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks White flash almost as soon as we saw the green light.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Almost immediately it exploded into a large and small piece. The large piece seemed to fly back and small piece continued on.