Reports Report 3061a (Event 3061-2016)

Observer
Name Trudeau M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It seemed so low that at first I thought it was fire works...
Location
Address Harlingen, TX
Latitude 26° 8' 33.4'' N (26.142612°)
Longitude 97° 47' 5.7'' W (-97.784918°)
Elevation 17.276m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-08-22 23:01 CDT
UT Date & Time 2016-08-23 04:01 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 98°
Moving
Facing azimuth 4.86°
First azimuth 29.26°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 105.33°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length -
Remarks From the moment I saw it there was a light train, like fire works all the way until it exploded.. very bright and large
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks flare of light until it exploded and send out fragments of light
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Lots of light fragments, which died very quickly