Reports Report 561ak (Event 561-2013)

Observer
Name jack k
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks This experience took my breath away and was very positive. Feel free to email or phone me.(we do use ans machine>)
Location
Address Kalamazoo, MI
Latitude 42° 15' 17.41'' N (42.254835°)
Longitude 85° 40' 19.86'' W (-85.672182°)
Elevation 292.91449m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-03-08 21:20 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-03-09 02:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 45°
First azimuth 45°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 75°
Last elevation 65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 20°
Remarks small fires trailed it as for size looked like 100watt bulb at close range about the height of an airliner. I have seen airliners going over that looked higher.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks smaller pieces were trailing main object. Elapsed time approx 3 seconds-I don"t think I could have filmed it