Reports Report 918l (Event 918-2011)

Observer
Name Marvin M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Longview, WA
Latitude 46° 8' 16.32'' N (46.137866°)
Longitude 122° 57' 47.09'' W (-122.963081°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-08-26 23:15 PDT
UT Date & Time 2011-08-27 06:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 95.8321°
First azimuth 102.57621°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 100.38553°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color orange, some red and viol
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5.5s
Length 15°
Remarks The front was orange color, just behind it there were reds and violets. The train was quite long and the sparks were white and yellows.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The flash was just an increase of intensity of just about fifteen percent and it was gone.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -