Reports Report 168hk (Event 168-2018)

Observer
Name Liam H
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Farmington Hills, MI
Latitude 42° 29' 54.75'' N (42.498541°)
Longitude 83° 22' 3.53'' W (-83.367647°)
Elevation 260.069275m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-01-16 20:09 EST
UT Date & Time 2018-01-17 01:09 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 10°
Moving
Facing azimuth 269.01°
First azimuth 238.87°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 222.38°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Sounded like a loud BOOM minutes after the bright fireball in the sky
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like a light explosion. It got to its brightest point and then the light went out- looks like it had broken up
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It broke up into a couple of pieces but it was no longer lit up- no idea what happened to the pieces