Reports Report 2142b (Event 2142-2014)

Observer
Name Bryan P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Looked like a rocket launch. It was going up and not down.
Location
Address , NV
Latitude 38° 43' 30.35'' N (38.725097°)
Longitude 119° 31' 48.62'' W (-119.530172°)
Elevation 1587.465088m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-09-12 06:05 PDT
UT Date & Time 2014-09-12 13:05 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 45°
Moving
Facing azimuth 254.1°
First azimuth 249.6°
First elevation 33°
Last azimuth 265.99°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length
Remarks Looked like the plume from a rocket launch.; Plume was wide and curved. It was a translucent white color. It looked like it was climbing out and reached a selected altitude and leveled off.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -