American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1362d (Event 1362-2011)

Observer
Name Ed N
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Enumclaw, WA
Latitude 47° 12' 35.01'' N (47.209724°)
Longitude 122° 2' 7.69'' W (-122.035469°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-11-15 19:39 PST
UT Date & Time 2011-11-16 03:39 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 181.38541°
First azimuth 216.48638°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 112.57014°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color White then turned red glo
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks It sounded like a crackling sonic boom sound, but not as loud.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 15°
Remarks The train was white and very long, I followed it from west to east and the train eventually faded and I could see a red glowing object headed towards MT. Rainer
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -