Fireball report

Reports Report 229a (Event 229-2014)

Observer
Name	Scott L
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	I was at a bus stop and there was a witness.

Location
Address	Snohomish, WA
Latitude	47° 51' 49.96'' N (47.863877°)
Longitude	122° 8' 44.06'' W (-122.145571°)
Elevation	159.351486m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2014-01-21 05:30 PST
UT Date & Time	2014-01-21 13:30 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	135°

Moving
Facing azimuth	15.33°
First azimuth	3.79°
First elevation	39°
Last azimuth	43.31°
Last elevation	23°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-5
Color	Orange, Red

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	7s
Length	30°
Remarks	One glowing trail, which broke apart into two glowing 30trails

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Started out as a large streak of bright light which then 'exploded' 'separated' or 'fragmented' into two or more segments which went out of view as it was then behind a tree blocking my view.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	One bright object which broke off or exploded into at least two bright objects, maybe some smaller ones, and kept going until out of sight.

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