Someone from the hotel within 30 min after I saw the object had a friend from the Big Island (south of Maui) who had taken a picture of the object close to the time I saw the object over Maui and sent it to her cell phone. It looked very similar to object I saw. I suspect this was seen my a number of people on the Big Island and Maui.
Location
Address
, HI
Latitude
20° 54' 58.7'' N (20.916306°)
Longitude
156° 41' 43.54'' W (-156.695429°)
Elevation
1m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-08-30 23:00 HST
UT Date & Time
2015-08-31 09:00 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
93°
Moving
Facing azimuth
240°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
250°
Last elevation
70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
Witnessed the object initially due south from a 9th floor balcony at Marriott Maui Ocean Club. Object was bright white with a glowing train. My first impression was someone had shot off a firework from a boat in the area of Lahaina harbor. I soon realized that it wasn't a firework as it was streaking in a northward direction where I lost sight of it as it passed a little west of the building at an approximate 70 degree angle above the horizon. The object was quite bright and was leaving a fairly long trail. My immediate impression this was an object descending and breaking up in our atmosphere.
