I was facing directly west Looking Out My Window when I noticed the streak in the sky directly above me. It appeared for 5 to 6 seconds. It appeared to drop into Lake Erie directly west of my house
Location
Address
Fairport Harbor, OH
Latitude
41° 44' 33.78'' N (41.742716°)
Longitude
81° 16' 23.05'' W (-81.273069°)
Elevation
179.43m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-01-18 00:02 EST
UT Date & Time
2018-01-18 05:02 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
149°
Moving
Facing azimuth
110.73°
First azimuth
300°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
51.42°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Purple, Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Brilliant Flash dropped out of the sky with a large flare and pieces seem to fall off it
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Again dropped out of the sky chords the lake and seem to have small pieces falling off it and there was a brilliant Flash
