Reports Report 25b (Event 25-2016)

Observer
Name Avery T
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was looking at Orion when I saw it.
Location
Address Hillsboro, OR
Latitude 45° 31' 15.46'' N (45.52096°)
Longitude 122° 52' 12.83'' W (-122.87023°)
Elevation 58.365m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-01-01 18:32 PST
UT Date & Time 2016-01-02 02:32 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 169°
Moving
Facing azimuth 175.15°
First azimuth 163.41°
First elevation 86°
Last azimuth 157.26°
Last elevation 28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color White, Orange tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks I heard a loud thud into possible soft earth roughly a second later, but the area is suburban so hard to tell if associated.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 40°
Remarks Orange line of light
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Orange flash with a couple fragments that very quickly vanished from sight.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Saw at least three fragments during flight which quickly vanished from sight.