Reports Report 1523e (Event 1523-2012)

Observer
Name shelly m
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was dusk and still plenty of light when I saw this large bright orange \"fireball\" in the sky. It dissipated quickly, I looked at the woman beside me who asked \" did you see that?\" She said \" a falling star\" I said \" I don\'t know it was pretty big for that maybe some space junk\" A beautiful sight though
Location
Address douglassville, PA
Latitude 40° 18' 14.5'' N (40.304027°)
Longitude 75° 44' 33.36'' W (-75.7426°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-16 19:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-16 23:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 168.77108°
First azimuth 322.50373°
First elevation -1°
Last azimuth 182.44819°
Last elevation -1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length -1°
Remarks long orange train
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -