Reports Report 1916ap (Event 1916-2021)

Observer
Name Melanie T
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Medford, OR
Latitude 42° 20' 23.84'' N (42.339956°)
Longitude 122° 51' 30.32'' W (-122.858422°)
Elevation 418.347961m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-03-25 21:10 PDT
UT Date & Time 2021-03-26 04:10 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 104°
Moving
Facing azimuth 339.28°
First azimuth 331.23°
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth 352.37°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw what looked like a plane coming through a small cloud with lights on, assumed it was landing at the nearby airport. As it came down farther seconds later I thought it was a jet coming down on fire (planes fly over our house to land at the Medford airport and I panicked thinking it was one of them). There wasn't a bright flash or explosion. As it was falling closer (in slow motion, diagonally) I could see clearly that it wasn't a plane but a cluster of orange/red objects (meteors?). I wish I could describe it better, I was so amazed I don't think I was thinking straight. I guessed as best I could with the visuals (where I first saw it, etc) and I ran up the hill from the bottom of the parking lot but lost it behind trees/buildings in the way up and didn't see it again. It lasted a long time, I saw it for maybe 20 seconds. I also guessed the time that I saw it as best I could. So no flash, and a big cluster of fiery, bright orange / red objects of various sizes. Like a gigantic firework maybe, just how it was moving in such slow motion.