Reports Report 454ln (Event 454-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tom M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Driving north and the night sky seemed to light up, first thought a transformer had blown in the area. Then the sky appeared to have flashes of bright light, looked to my left and saw a bright object streaking across the sky in a northerly direction. Lasted about 2-3 seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Zeeland, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 49' 16.91'' N (42.821363°) |
| Longitude | 86° 1' 44.45'' W (-86.029015°) |
| Elevation | 195.697m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-06 02:22 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-06 07:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359° |
| First azimuth | 280.53° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 321.97° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | Glowing embers appeared to be falling off behind the main bright object |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |