Reports Report 168d (Event 168-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rae H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It resembled a roman candle almost, but moving from higher into the sky to lower towards the horizon. Nothing in the area that I know of could have been the cause, and other than the color changing it looked like others I've seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Madison, WI |
| Latitude | 43° 7' 18.94'' N (43.121928°) |
| Longitude | 89° 18' 58.87'' W (-89.316354°) |
| Elevation | 265.254m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-16 19:12 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-17 01:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 166° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 75.97° |
| First azimuth | 66.82° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 85.84° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Started green changed to red. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Flashed from a light trail to a trail with a bulb shaped light on the front end as it shot down towards the horizon. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |