Reports Report 1982d (Event 1982-2014)

Observer
Name Angela H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks very amazing event, enough for me to look online to report it
Location
Address Tulia, TX
Latitude 34° 32' 51.95'' N (34.547763°)
Longitude 101° 46' 16.85'' W (-101.771348°)
Elevation 1064.727417m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-09-02 05:49 CDT
UT Date & Time 2014-09-02 10:49 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 315°
First azimuth 305°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 325°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 6s
Length 18°
Remarks very wide glowing train, that glowed for at least 6 seconds or more very brightly, then it began to fade over the next 6 to 8 seconds, it lit up the entire sky like a flash of lightning. I was looking straight in the direction when it occurred, my friend had his back to it and thought it was a strike of lightning because of the flash of light . I have never seen one this huge EVER in my life
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks it was extremely wide and the fragmentation light burned for quite a while, it just hung in the sky