Reports Report 1585z (Event 1585-2013)

Observer
Name Sabrina M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Saylorsburg, PA
Latitude 40° 54' 15.8'' N (40.904388°)
Longitude 75° 22' 24.12'' W (-75.373368°)
Elevation 337.542358m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-08-02 01:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-08-02 05:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 27.32°
First azimuth 54.15°
First elevation 49°
Last azimuth 12.59°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks It sounded like a distant and not very loud boom but it occurred from about 5 to 10 seconds after seeing this bright fireball
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 7s
Length 10°
Remarks The train appeared solid and yellowish and then fragmented into many bright red glowing pieces
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The object entered into my sight looking like a giant shooting star and then seemed to slow down and then it flashed in extremely bright colors of blue green red yellow and then it seemed to be a Giant bright fireball with glowing fragmented embers behind it.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like bright red embers behind it.