Reports Report 331bq (Event 331-2012)

Observer
Name John
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks My family and I thought it was a small plane crashing. But the flash out and small train convinced us it was not.
Location
Address Penfield, NY
Latitude 43° 7' 40.64'' N (43.127956°)
Longitude 77° 29' 20.7'' W (-77.489083°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-03-05 20:00 EST
UT Date & Time 2012-03-06 01:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 83.3537°
First azimuth 84.77507°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 94.62183°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color green/white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 3s
Length
Remarks Very brief, short train.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It flashed out...minor, quick flash. Possibly a small amount of fragmentation.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -