Reports Report 428e (Event 428-2012)

Observer
Name Gerald S
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks I\'m curious as to what I witnessed. I hope something is made public. Thanks great web site!
Location
Address Troy, MI
Latitude 42° 37' 28.83'' N (42.624676°)
Longitude 83° 7' 1.43'' W (-83.117065°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-03-21 06:16 CDT
UT Date & Time 2012-03-21 10:16 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 271.27434°
First azimuth 213.00776°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 154.20812°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color green/neon
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length
Remarks The intial object began to break up and the train appeared to have mutiple objects each smaller then the previous. It disappeared as quickly as it was seen. The object was moving from the northwest to the south east. At the time is was 1 hour before sunrise so no visible smoke was witnessed.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The flash was instant then proceeded by the fragmentation, all colors were equal and a strange green color, neon almost
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -