Reports Report 206dq (Event 206-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rebecca R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I feel like there had to be more people that saw this! It was huge and bright! It was quite amazing. We were driving home from Nashville, TN on I 65N, it seemed to us it would have been directly over Franklin, KY |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 31' 43.14'' N (36.528649°) |
| Longitude | 86° 38' 32.78'' W (-86.642439°) |
| Elevation | 222.44m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-17 23:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-18 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 208° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 11.32° |
| First azimuth | 12.57° |
| First elevation | 82° |
| Last azimuth | 1.87° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It started as a bright streak, then the beginning of it seemed to explode and separate into pieces. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The beginning of it, became much wider as it seemed to explode, the end of it definite separate bright lines until it completely disappeared |