Reports Report 898at (Event 898-2011)

Observer
Name Karen I
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks We were sitting on our dock at Lake Madison, SD and saw the bright light and blue green tail and flash. AMAZING
Location
Address Lake Madison, SD
Latitude 43° 57' 50.78'' N (43.964106°)
Longitude 97° 2' 41.02'' W (-97.044727°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-08-23 21:50 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-08-24 02:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 351.68199°
First azimuth 10.62566°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 325.06558°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color blue to green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 30°
Remarks glowing train of green blue. We were sitting on our dock and noticed the bright light with a blue green tail
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -