Reports Report 3903vg (Event 3903-2016)

Observer
Name Colton C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Port Allen, LA
Latitude 30° 25' 56.29'' N (30.432303°)
Longitude 91° 12' 38.92'' W (-91.210811°)
Elevation 0.438m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-10-12 06:45 CDT
UT Date & Time 2016-10-12 11:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 91°
Moving
Facing azimuth 110°
First azimuth 180°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 15°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 18°
Remarks There was a slight glowing train. It was the same bright green as the main object but quickly (within one second) dissipated as the object traveled. The train shower-like, and it disappeared in glimmers as the object moved across the sky.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks There seemed to be small fragments that fell away as the train came off of the main object. Some of these fragments were large enough to see while others turned into a bright dust that tailed the object.