Reports Report 2165jr (Event 2165-2014)

Observer
Name Teebken G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It looked like it may have reached the ground. It was really big and slow, too.
Location
Address Bothell, WA
Latitude 47° 45' 37.21'' N (47.760337°)
Longitude 122° 11' 59.55'' W (-122.199874°)
Elevation 25.332819m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-09-13 20:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2014-09-14 03:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 326.14°
First azimuth 333.84°
First elevation 42°
Last azimuth 343.31°
Last elevation 26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length
Remarks Glowing train that remained as the meteor kept going, faded slowly into nothing
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks It flashed brightly and went out and then continued to burn until it faded. It looked like it hit the ground possibly.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It burned brightly, fizzled out, and then burned again until it disappeared over the horizon.