Reports Report 353b (Event 353-2011)

Observer
Name Sean N
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Pretty neat experience.
Location
Address Grand Junction, CO
Latitude 39° 7' 4.44'' N (39.1179°)
Longitude 108° 37' 27.43'' W (-108.624286°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-03-29 05:17 MDT
UT Date & Time 2011-03-29 11:17 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 357.99263°
First azimuth 357.6755°
First elevation 48°
Last azimuth 358.36024°
Last elevation 34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color white flash, white tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 11°
Remarks train glowed bright whte and slowly faded. from object train was narrow and fine. The tail spread about three times the width of the head. Head was 1/16th inch wide, tail was 1/4 inch. The whole thing slowly faded out from white to dark. It grew longer over the time I watched it.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks bright enough to appear like a flash bulb and fully illuminate my path on the ground. I turned around to face north and saw the fire ball. Said Wow outloud to myself and watched for what seemed to be a very long time. It reminded me of visible comets from years ago.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -