Reports Report 2916d (Event 2916-2022)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 2916-2022
Observer
NameMatthew F
Experience Level3/5
RemarksI have watched the Persids and Leonids from the Seattle area before, and have never seen anything like this. The closest comparison I can make is how the Shoemaker Levy meteors appeared as a series when they approached jupiter, and to some extent the dashcam footage of the Russian asterioids (they looked more like the former, and while they were much smaller than the Russian meteor they passed all the way across the width of the sky from horizon to horizon in the same sort of way, This series of objects did appear to be much higher than the Russian meteor event, though, and took nearly a minute to go from west to east)
Location
AddressSoap Lake, WA
Latitude47° 23' 24.44'' N (47.39°)
Longitude 119° 29' 8.44'' W (-119.49°)
Elevation331.09m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2022-05-15 21:54 PDT
UT Date & Time2022-05-16 04:54 UT
Duration>60s
Direction
Moving directionFrom up left to down right
Descent Angle92°
Moving
Facing azimuth0.72°
First azimuth286.72°
First elevation79°
Last azimuth71.12°
Last elevation82°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-
ColorWhite
Concurrent Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Persistent train
ObservationNo
Duration-
Length-
Remarks-
Terminal flash
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Fragmentation
ObservationYes
RemarksIt appeared very high in the sky as a series of "dashes" that moved uniformly from west to east (approximately)