Reports Report 546ia (Event 546-2016)

Observer
Name Ian M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks The object burned with increasing intensity, creating anticipation of an explosion or fragmentation, but just vanished.
Location
Address Santa Maria, CA
Latitude 34° 56' 15.5'' N (34.937638°)
Longitude 120° 25' 4.47'' W (-120.417909°)
Elevation 73.672m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-02-11 06:55 PST
UT Date & Time 2016-02-11 14:55 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 265°
Moving
Facing azimuth 180.87°
First azimuth 245.97°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 180.26°
Last elevation 18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -28
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 30°
Remarks The trail grew wider than the source object then tapered thin to nothing, it disappeared quickly.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -