Reports Report 1415d (Event 1415-2020)

Observer
Name Dan D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was very quick. Maybe a second or two. It was however pretty dramatic. I’ve seen shooting stars and this was definitely not the same. It looked like one at first but then it popped colors, mainly blue when it seemed to me to have entered the atmosphere (I have no experience here so cannot say, but it seemed to have hit some threshold which caused a illumination of color) and it was traveling away from me, north I believe and it just quickly faded away. It was bright. Unsure if I misrepresented in the survey it’s brightness but it lit up the sky. Certainly as bright (though smaller) than a quarter moon. Amazing experience and it felt worthy of reporting though I’m unsure if what I saw is at all common. It certainly was not to me. I’ve never seen anything like it. Hope this is helpful.
Location
Address , PA
Latitude 41° 17' 45.55'' N (41.295987°)
Longitude 76° 4' 25.54'' W (-76.07376°)
Elevation 407.783722m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-03-24 22:41 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-03-25 02:41 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 195°
Moving
Facing azimuth 358.18°
First azimuth 7.8°
First elevation 57°
Last azimuth 356.19°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Blue, Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -