Reports Report 1554a (Event 1554-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alex K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It happened pretty quickly and caught me off guard. I believe it lasted longer than I had reported it, thats just what I saw. The angles my be slightly off as well, it looked almost as if it were falling straight down. I was also twilight when I saw it and it was still pretty bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Idaho Falls, ID |
| Latitude | 43° 27' 9.03'' N (43.452507°) |
| Longitude | 112° 4' 40.37'' W (-112.077881°) |
| Elevation | 1423.638m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-30 21:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-05-01 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 201° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 55° |
| First azimuth | 60° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 55° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It was a dull yellow that faded pretty quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I only saw two distinct peices. One seemed to follow the original path with the other falling slightly more north |