Reports Report 2605cu (Event 2605-2016)

Observer
Name Matthew V
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks It looked like the movie Armageddon.
Location
Address Lamont, CA
Latitude 35° 15' 16.26'' N (35.254518°)
Longitude 118° 55' 4.6'' W (-118.917945°)
Elevation 120.205m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-07-27 21:45 PDT
UT Date & Time 2016-07-28 04:45 UT
Duration >60s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 84°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 84°
First elevation 58°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 30°
Remarks A smoke trail that did change different colors, then separated into two pieces. Then those two pieces separated into four or more pieces, making it breaking into more than eight pieces.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It broke into two pieces that broke into eight or more pieces.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Color changing from the trail.