My wife was also witness. Coming home from astronomy meeting. Initial witnessed circular 1-2 degrees across then turned bright emerald green. Path from first sight to termination was 25 degrees appearing to be heading straight south.
Location
Address
Tippecanoe, IN
Latitude
41° 13' 50.46'' N (41.230684°)
Longitude
86° 6' 16.46'' W (-86.104573°)
Elevation
238.962616m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-03-11 00:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-03-11 04:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
312°
First azimuth
325°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
309°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
arc weld bright white (thought it was an air plane with lights on) then turned extremely bright emerald green as it separated as a bolide
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Emerald bolide separating with gold rear particles (wondered if it was space junk)
