Reports Report 2702a (Event 2702-2013)

Observer
Name Melissa K
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks I love space
Location
Address Phoenix, AZ
Latitude 33° 27' 3.32'' N (33.450922°)
Longitude 112° 3' 54.35'' W (-112.065096°)
Elevation 332.047333m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-10-30 17:50 MST
UT Date & Time 2013-10-31 00:50 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 88.32°
First azimuth 80.02°
First elevation 57°
Last azimuth 88.46°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 11°
Remarks smoke train appeared about 8 seconds after I first saw the bright light, absolutely incredible! there's airports all around in phoenix.. this smoke trail looked similar to one of an aircraft, but wasn't in a straight line. the trail was very dark and cloudy. (this happened to the right of the sunset)
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks it appeared as a slow flash getting brighter, then disappearing with a smoke trail
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -