Reports Report 383f (Event 383-2012)

Observer
Name Tyler S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks My dad first saw it light up, he had time to say "look at that" and I still had time to look up and see it for about 2 sec as it shot down toward the horizion and faded in brightness
Location
Address Dallas, GA
Latitude 33° 58' 49.96'' N (33.980545°)
Longitude 84° 48' 7.89'' W (-84.802192°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-03-14 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2012-03-15 01:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 333.40971°
First azimuth 334.28456°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 333.40854°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color light blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 20°
Remarks it looked like the colored balls that shoot out of an exploding firework morter white/blueish and faded quickly
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -