Reports Report 1688b (Event 1688-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brandon M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was beautiful, amazing, and I hadn't seen anything like it before. I have seen meteor showers and shooting stars but those looked like fast blue streaks. This was a light yellow, yellow, with a ring of orange glow to it with a thin bright yellow streak. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Paducah, KY |
| Latitude | 37° 3' 54.8'' N (37.065222°) |
| Longitude | 88° 39' 25.27'' W (-88.65702°) |
| Elevation | 134.037m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-05-18 23:47 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-05-19 04:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 147° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 124° |
| First azimuth | 121° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 124° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 6° |
| Remarks | Glowing train. Disappeared quickly (1 to 2 seconds) after the fireball did. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |