Reports Report 3068ic (Event 3068-2017)

Observer
Name Karl S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Oroville, WA
Latitude 48° 52' 37.21'' N (48.877004°)
Longitude 119° 4' 52.35'' W (-119.081208°)
Elevation 1084.407m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-09-04 22:13 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-09-05 05:13 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 253°
Moving
Facing azimuth 61.75°
First azimuth 83.21°
First elevation 69°
Last azimuth 62.47°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -28
Color Green, Light Green, Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 60s
Length 10°
Remarks A smoke trail that appeared to glow light purple.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw a flash that lit up the whole valley where we live.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw orange/red "chunks" falling off of the fireball. It looked close enough that I could reach out and touch it.