Reports Report 5487a (Event 5487-2017)

Observer
Name Terri V
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address La Porte, IN
Latitude 41° 36' 49.19'' N (41.613664°)
Longitude 86° 42' 30.5'' W (-86.708472°)
Elevation 244.644547m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-12-27 22:35 CST
UT Date & Time 2017-12-28 04:35 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 309.7°
First azimuth 0.13°
First elevation 81°
Last azimuth 316.42°
Last elevation 59°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Just before the light died out several small pieces seemed to break apart from it; their light died out very quickly. All the light from the small pieces was gone by the time the larger light died out. I'd estimate the time from the initial fragmentation to the time the light from the entire source was gone to be less than 1 second.