Reports Report 1786fc (Event 1786-2021)

Observer
Name Adam F
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was AWESOME!
Location
Address Lancaster, PA
Latitude 40° 3' 44.48'' N (40.062356°)
Longitude 76° 17' 3.89'' W (-76.284415°)
Elevation 97.672737m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-03-21 00:44 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-03-21 04:44 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 162°
Moving
Facing azimuth 300°
First azimuth 300°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 300°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Blue with a red/white tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks Ball was blue, red start to train transition to white
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Once we lost sight of it the area around the horizon lit for a second
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks A few “shooting stars” directly after