Reports Report 1214j (Event 1214-2011)

Observer
Name David A
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I\'ve never seen anything like it before!
Location
Address Austin, TX
Latitude 30° 16' 12.07'' N (30.27002°)
Longitude 97° 48' 24.77'' W (-97.806881°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-10-23 07:05 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-10-23 12:05 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 14.63809°
First azimuth 17.4252°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 350.15112°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color bluish
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3.5s
Length
Remarks There was a flash bright enough to briefly illuminate the ground. The train was fairly broad consisting of hundreds of individual pieces. It left a smoke trail that stayed for 3-4 minutes.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I didn\'t see the flash directly but it was bright enough to illuminate the ground in the pre-dawn morning. There was a central streak of light on either side of which a lot of fragments were produced.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -