Reports Report 942a (Event 942-2011)

Observer
Name Kirstie
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Cathedral City, CA
Latitude 33° 48' 44.78'' N (33.812439°)
Longitude 116° 29' 3.42'' W (-116.484282°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-08-30 22:40 PDT
UT Date & Time 2011-08-31 05:40 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 144.68122°
First azimuth 148.37709°
First elevation 57°
Last azimuth 148.2747°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks I was inside my car. I didn\'t hear anything.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length -1°
Remarks The entirety was green all the way to the end of the train. Round in front and tapered narrow at the back. The meteor(ite?) was traveling away from me and seemed to disappear behind the mountain range (santa rosa mtns). The whole thing seemed to keep traveling over the mtn, but I can\'t be sure it did.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks what I saw was a constant green light until it \"disappeared\" over the top of the mtn.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -