Reports Report 966bg (Event 966-2013)

Observer
Name Roger S
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Sonic Boom??? Car windows were up and CD player was a jammin' .No sonic boom detected .
Location
Address Winchester, VA
Latitude 39° 12' 47.06'' N (39.213072°)
Longitude 78° 10' 4.18'' W (-78.167829°)
Elevation 247.192078m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-05-01 23:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-05-02 03:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270.78°
First azimuth 273.64°
First elevation 87°
Last azimuth 301.91°
Last elevation 62°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22.35
Color white then red/orange when it broke apart
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I was driving---the flash occurred as I glanced back down at the road
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks she broke into 4 pieces-first,second,and fourth pieces were small ,third one twice as big as the other three