Reports Report 842af (Event 842-2016)

Observer
Name Barb T
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks This was an amazing site. I have never seen anything like this while still light outdoors.
Location
Address Henderson, NV
Latitude 36° 0' 23.81'' N (36.006614°)
Longitude 115° 5' 23.73'' W (-115.089926°)
Elevation 719.134m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-03-01 17:50 PST
UT Date & Time 2016-03-02 01:50 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 254°
Moving
Facing azimuth 258.77°
First azimuth 294.87°
First elevation 43°
Last azimuth 225.52°
Last elevation 36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 45s
Length 10°
Remarks it had a tail then it broke up. Afterwards the smoke trail lingered quite a while in the sky. You had to really know it was there to see it.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks A huge ball then it seemed to break into 2 big pieces then broke into multiple pieces.