Marvelous to see something so close after watching so many meteor showers. I do not dispute that this might have been something else falling, but I would appreciate knowing if anything is determined. Measurements were taken at the time using a compass to determine position. If there are any other references that can triangulate the apparent impact site I would be willing to look myself and photograph and report findings (if anything.) Cheers!
Location
Address
Provo, UT
Latitude
40° 13' 38.67'' N (40.227408°)
Longitude
111° 39' 57.41'' W (-111.665946°)
Elevation
1378.827881m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-04-11 00:53 MDT
UT Date & Time
2015-04-11 06:53 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
129°
Moving
Facing azimuth
48°
First azimuth
30°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
55°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing particles falling apart with orangy-red parts breaking apart as it ended. Difficult to tell the distance; two of us saw it with one believing it to disappear behind the mountains and the other believing it to have fallen withing a quarter mile away.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Breaking apart pieces did not lose momentum like a firework but continued at speed close to the main body. At breakup the glows quickly extinguished. Really we saw the end of the event.
