Reports Report 1696b (Event 1696-2015)

Observer
Name John P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Never seen anything like this is PA before; was far brighter than venus, fireball was larger in diameter that stars/planets, fell straight down unlike perseids
Location
Address State College, PA
Latitude 40° 48' 43.52'' N (40.812088°)
Longitude 77° 49' 42.37'' W (-77.828435°)
Elevation 294.043396m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-07-30 22:28 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-07-31 02:28 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 50°
First azimuth 50°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 50°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -