Reports Report 168ld (Event 168-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristen V |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I saw two balls of light, a larger one maybe the “size of the moon” and a second maybe a fifth of the size behind it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lansing, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 39' 52.14'' N (42.664482°) |
| Longitude | 84° 33' 16.62'' W (-84.554616°) |
| Elevation | 268.027m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-16 20:08 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-17 01:08 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 330° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 112.13° |
| First azimuth | 113.48° |
| First elevation | 16° |
| Last azimuth | 78.39° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw the yellow/orange ball and behind it a much smaller ball, then the sky got bright. I first thought it was a firework because it looked like when a firework gets shot up in the sky, but the way it lit everything up I knew it was something bigger. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw the yellow/orange ball and behind it a much smaller ball, then the sky got bright. I first thought it was a firework because it looked like when a firework gets shot up in the sky, but the way it lit everything up I knew it was something bigger. |