Reports Report 1420bo (Event 1420-2015)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 1420-2015
Observer
NameL.A. C
Experience Level3/5
RemarksYes, this was the second one I've seen, but the first was almost 10 years ago. Beautiful cascading arced fan tail, progressively growing, streaking above the horizon, skipping like a stone on a lake. It was wonderful, occurring at either 1:30-1:31, but it was 1:31 when it was over. Very lengthy experience to say the least.
Location
AddressBrunswick, GA
Latitude31° 9' 1.14'' N (31.15°)
Longitude 81° 29' 56.21'' W (-81.5°)
Elevation1.06m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2015-06-29 01:31 EDT
UT Date & Time2015-06-29 05:31 UT
Duration≈20s
Direction
Moving directionFrom up left to down right
Descent Angle91°
Moving
Facing azimuth356°
First azimuth345°
First elevation34°
Last azimuth15°
Last elevation24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-7
Colorwhite w/stream, like a thick comet, almost like exhaust from a jet trail until it appeared to skip and tumble on the horizon, then flash Red, Yellow, dissipate
Concurrent Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Persistent train
ObservationYes
Duration3s
Length30°
RemarksThe train flowed out from the fireball like a long thick comet, like the fanning tail in the wake of a fish in a stream, remaining in the atmosphere as the object progressed for several seconds. The streak was almost as beautiful as the object itself.
Terminal flash
ObservationYes
RemarksThe object progressed as I faced 350 degrees to about 37 degrees (using my iphone compass). The object streamed, skipped, catapulted, flashed red, skipped yellow and seemed to veer off the horizon leaving poofs of "smoke."
Fragmentation
ObservationYes
RemarksThe flash occurred when the object appeared to break the darkness of the horizon, "skip" to red flash, then a subsequent yellow one. For a few seconds it appeared like two objects.