Reports Report 898e (Event 898-2015)

Observer
Name Ryon C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks This was by far the most intense one I've seen. It seemed really close and the fact that it didn't start breaking up right away kind of scared me.
Location
Address Goleta, CA
Latitude 34° 26' 7.92'' N (34.435533°)
Longitude 119° 52' 5.88'' W (-119.868301°)
Elevation 13.391619m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-04-11 05:50 PDT
UT Date & Time 2015-04-11 12:50 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 93°
Moving
Facing azimuth 281.95°
First azimuth 283.26°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 345.34°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks One solid bright blue light for 3 seconds that started breaking up with smaller pieces coming off tail