| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Belva |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I could not get your directional section to work. It was not helpful. So I am telling you that this incident occurred off to the left of the Interstate 29, which runs NORTH to SOUTH. I was traveling NORTH. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dell Rapids, SD, SD |
| Latitude | 43° 50' 56.81'' N (43.849115°) |
| Longitude | 96° 46' 12.26'' W (-96.770073°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-29 21:36 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-30 02:36 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | yellow,1st explosion,gree |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2.5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | The first explosion was bigger than the second, with a small \"cloud\" after the first explosion. The second explosion was greenish. The direction was off to the left of Interstate 29, which runs North/South. I was going NORTH. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As before, 2 explosions, the second being small by at least 1/3 size of first bright yellow explosion. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |