did not start falling apart until about 3 quarters of the way through the flight path that I observed. It's a hilly area and it disappeared behind the hill. When I first saw it I saw no tail for about 5 seconds, then a long bright tail grew on it. It was amazing.
Location
Address
Orem, UT
Latitude
40° 15' 39.34'' N (40.260928°)
Longitude
111° 40' 50.49'' W (-111.680692°)
Elevation
1434.40918m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-02-23 22:58 MST
UT Date & Time
2015-02-24 05:58 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
15°
Moving
Facing azimuth
188.87°
First azimuth
199.76°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
345.02°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Smaller pieces fell away and glowed very bright white and possibly blue before disappearing.
