Reports Report 3955l (Event 3955-2017)

Observer
Name Miles M
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Definitely ranks among the top five meteorites I've seen.
Location
Address Mountlake Terrace, WA
Latitude 47° 46' 38.73'' N (47.777424°)
Longitude 122° 17' 53.38'' W (-122.29816°)
Elevation 103.8m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-10-24 19:36 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-10-25 02:36 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 110°
Moving
Facing azimuth 272.8°
First azimuth 274.11°
First elevation 27°
Last azimuth 281.65°
Last elevation 14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 20°
Remarks Typical glowing training punctuated by several brakes in luminescence as the object broke into smaller pieces
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Length of visible Flash was about one-tenth of a second, About a quarter second before terminal flash object broke into about four Visible pieces
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks About a quarter second before terminal flash object broke into about 4 pieces