Reports Report 5441ot (Event 5441-2020)

Observer
Name Grey S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Bright white flash across entire sky. After that it was a blue trail which faded into orange/red then disappeared. Amazing!
Location
Address Daleville, VA
Latitude 37° 22' 29.24'' N (37.374789°)
Longitude 79° 54' 43.04'' W (-79.911956°)
Elevation 372.875885m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-09-30 06:25 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-09-30 10:25 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 200°
Moving
Facing azimuth 35.95°
First azimuth 349.44°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 354.78°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Before seeing tail. Sky lit up like heat lightning, then blue tail was visible
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -