Reports Report 1264v (Event 1264-2019)

Observer
Name Mike G
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Fill Blessed to have been given the experience to witness such an event twice, the other sighting being in the early 1980s.
Location
Address Fonde, KY
Latitude 36° 35' 39.7'' N (36.59436°)
Longitude 83° 52' 55.46'' W (-83.882072°)
Elevation 403.567627m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-03-24 21:02 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-03-25 01:02 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 98°
Moving
Facing azimuth 342.33°
First azimuth 339.42°
First elevation
Last azimuth 346.7°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length
Remarks Bright Orange glowing train with fragmentation
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks appeared to be flames and fragments flying in different directions from the train just behind the object itself.