Reports Report 656d (Event 656-2015)

Observer
Name Daire K
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks First time I saw anything like this
Location
Address Lancaster, MA
Latitude 42° 26' 25.56'' N (42.440432°)
Longitude 71° 41' 26.2'' W (-71.690612°)
Elevation 97.121742m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-03-12 20:10 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-03-13 00:10 UT
Duration <1s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 198°
Moving
Facing azimuth 20.61°
First azimuth 19.21°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 9.09°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The orange trail was about the length of my thumb at arms length, the brightness went away and then reappeared a tiny bit further along where it lit up orange again in a few separate/simultaneous blobby flare ups. All in less than a second.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The orange trail was about the length of my thumb at arms length, the brightness went away and then reappeared a tiny bit further along where it lit up orange again in a few separate/simultaneous blobby flare ups. All in less than a second.