Reports Report 3262rx (Event 3262-2018)

Observer
Name Andrew F
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Lawrence, KS
Latitude 38° 59' 22.86'' N (38.989684°)
Longitude 95° 9' 7.99'' W (-95.152219°)
Elevation 272.372m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-08-27 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time 2018-08-28 01:40 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 260°
Moving
Facing azimuth 69.72°
First azimuth 69°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 26.09°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 15°
Remarks Glowing train. Almost dark out so hard to say about the smoke. My first reaction was I thought it was a firework with the long tail.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The last three seconds it broke into two, both with tails, the smaller separated higher and behind the other and went out after about two seconds. The larger lasted about another second and then went out.