Reports Report 667xd (Event 667-2013)

Observer
Name Gibbs A
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was amazing to see something like this and yet kind of scary.
Location
Address Greenbelt, MD
Latitude 38° 59' 41.86'' N (38.994962°)
Longitude 76° 52' 48.87'' W (-76.880242°)
Elevation 48.678146m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-03-22 19:50 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-03-22 23:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 66.93°
First azimuth 13.64°
First elevation 22°
Last azimuth 71.21°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color blue and green and yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -1°
Remarks long sparkely trail that lasted approx 2 seconds then disappeared
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks A long wide trail following the fireball that was a solid tail that turned into sparks.