Reports Report 208fu (Event 208-2011)

Observer
Name Fred
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Bowie, MD
Latitude 38° 57' 19.45'' N (38.955404°)
Longitude 76° 42' 0.07'' W (-76.70002°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-02-14 12:40 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-02-14 17:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 89.99342°
First azimuth 89.08382°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 87.22309°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 17.5°
Remarks glowing train that followed object down.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks Some small fragmentation flashes. Lost site of the object as it reached the tree line. As I was headed east on highway 50, based on my observations this was probably far over the coast and \"arced\" into the ocean (if anywhere) and just appeared to fall straight down from my location due to curvature of the earth. It was really spectacular though - especially in broad daylight.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -