Reports Report 848l (Event 848-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sunday M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The measurements are an approximate guess and I wish I had remembered those details more specifically. I was out walking the dog around the farm and I thought it was the lights of a plane at first. We're near several airports. When I saw how fast it was moving, my first thought was a crashing plane or helicopter. I always like to look at the stars and watch meteor showers, but this was so bright and white that I thought it was man made. I only found this site while searching the internet and social media to see if anyone reported seeing it too. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lebanon, IL |
| Latitude | 38° 35' 18.18'' N (38.588383°) |
| Longitude | 89° 50' 43.85'' W (-89.845514°) |
| Elevation | 142.086m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-03-02 18:45 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-03-03 00:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 25.88° |
| First azimuth | 2.21° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 47.1° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 6° |
| Remarks | There was a slight glow behind it but when it vanished, it broke into a glittering assortment or orange bits. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was very bright to begin with but it got a little brighter right before it broke into the orange glittering bits that faded out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Described above |