Reports Report 4577i (Event 4577-2020)

Observer
Name Britt L
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was the mpst beautiful thing I have ever seen but also terrifying as it looked very very low and appeares very very large and bright maybe the size of like 3 to 5 planes put together into one large burning mass in the night sky.
Location
Address Gautier, MS
Latitude 30° 23' 30.86'' N (30.391906°)
Longitude 88° 39' 39.04'' W (-88.660844°)
Elevation 6.581003m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-08-15 22:18 CDT
UT Date & Time 2020-08-16 03:18 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 255°
Moving
Facing azimuth 205.36°
First azimuth 228.47°
First elevation 53°
Last azimuth 58.25°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Glowing train changing brightness as if getting hotter at times
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It appeared to get very bright yellow then explose into 5or6 smaller orange pieces right as it disappeared
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It was dull orange switching to bright yellow then the train grew longer and the object grew brighter yellow exploding into 5or6 smaller orange pieces then immediately vanished