Reports Report 688ch (Event 688-2017)

Observer
Name Cooper S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address New Orleans, LA
Latitude 29° 55' 52.73'' N (29.931315°)
Longitude 90° 7' 32.52'' W (-90.125699°)
Elevation 2.831m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-02-18 21:15 CST
UT Date & Time 2017-02-19 03:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 251°
Moving
Facing azimuth 41.52°
First azimuth 49.1°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 22.99°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 10°
Remarks It was a line of dim red glow perfectly in the center of where the fireball had been. Like a line traced over its path.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was slightly brighter than the fireball had been a second ago. Initially, the fireball was very bright and white and moving very very fast. There was a flame trail behind it that was also bright and white. The flame was like an extremely powerful electrical arc. If you look up 500kv switch arc, watch the video and the trail was like that, except in the shape of a, relatively speaking, fat trail behind the front of the fireball. The bright white part and large trail did not last long. The fireball dimmed as it went further, and the initial trail disappeared. The front of the fireball however, did not disappear. I became a dimmer white glow eventually becoming slightly brighter for an instant before going out. Like a blip. This all happened within the span of 2-3 seconds. After the fireball disappeared, it left behind a dim red glow tracing its path from after the bright white part.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -