Reports Report 1420ek (Event 1420-2015)

Observer
Name Franke M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address -
Latitude 35° 5' 25.45'' N (35.090402°)
Longitude 80° 52' 7.29'' W (-80.868691°)
Elevation 182.693619m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-06-29 01:28 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-06-29 05:28 UT
Duration >60s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 80°
Moving
Facing azimuth 269.61°
First azimuth 260.84°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 320.8°
Last elevation 28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks Both smokey and glowing, then fading away
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw what appeared to be 2 small flashes as it fragmented.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The object was already fragmenting when I first saw it, and continued to fragment as it continued northward.