Reports Report 2158j (Event 2158-2015)

Observer
Name Cody M
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address York, PA
Latitude 39° 59' 54.1'' N (39.998361°)
Longitude 76° 38' 30.31'' W (-76.641753°)
Elevation 141.170059m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-09-08 21:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-09-09 01:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 20°
Moving
Facing azimuth 261.23°
First azimuth 259.71°
First elevation 75°
Last azimuth 268.02°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 20°
Remarks Looked like a shooting star, but perhaps a piece of space debris with a burst when we first saw it. then a trail as it burnt into the atmosphere lower into the horizon.. I saw it clearly my wife saw it out of the corner of her eye and i said look and she glanced over it was about 5 seconds total..
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks it appeared to burst when it entered and as pieces broke off.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks as it was flickering pieces fell off and seemed to get brighter then darker then brighter again.