This object was bright and it lasted a very long time....longer than any other "shooting stars" or meteors I have witnessed in the sky. Long enough that I was able to get my phone out quickly and shoot video.
Location
Address
Spanish Fork, UT
Latitude
40° 7' 56.8'' N (40.132444°)
Longitude
111° 39' 43.99'' W (-111.66222°)
Elevation
1384.191406m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-02-23 22:54 MST
UT Date & Time
2015-02-24 05:54 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
11°
Moving
Facing azimuth
164.24°
First azimuth
135.7°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
348.27°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
25s
Length
10°
Remarks
The train was glowing directly behind the ball and burning ashes appeared to be falling from it. There was a bright smoke trail about 26X the diameter of the ball. (I took a video of it with my phone, and I measured a still frame of the ball and the smoke trail on the screen with my calipers.)
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There were showers of what appeared to be fiery debris breaking off of it and falling behind it then burning out. Some flashed before burning up. It went over the building I was behind so I did not see a terminal explosion but I ran through the building and it was gone.
