Reports Report 744g (Event 744-2014)

Observer
Name Michael M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks My time of seeing this is an approximate. I don't have a clock in my car. I have lived in the Desert for about 13 years & have seen many shooting stars but I have never seen anything like this. Very close & huge. I thought it was an airplane on fire at first. Awe struck!
Location
Address Anza, CA
Latitude 33° 31' 36.15'' N (33.526707°)
Longitude 116° 46' 19.65'' W (-116.772126°)
Elevation 1065.971069m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-03-20 03:15 PDT
UT Date & Time 2014-03-20 10:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 208.48°
First azimuth 164.98°
First elevation 22°
Last azimuth 235.49°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color White at first. As it arched down appearing to drop into the Earth it changed to a Orange/Yellow just before disapearing
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -