I couldn’t hear the bang as I was inside listening to the radio. But I heard there was two loud bangs and another person had felt the impact describing it as a large machine dropping something as they work at the oil sands plant.
Location
Address
Fort Mackay, Alberta (CA)
Latitude
57° 6' 57.79'' N (57.116053°)
Longitude
111° 37' 38.73'' W (-111.627424°)
Elevation
247.96m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-01-17 17:21 MST
UT Date & Time
2018-01-18 00:21 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
8°
Moving
Facing azimuth
346.34°
First azimuth
358.68°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
54.84°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Blue, Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
-
Remarks
Small sputtering glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
One large flash followed by bright light then another flash and a sputtering trail
