Reports Report 1924u (Event 1924-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kobus C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Next day we talked to people about 50km away in a north easterly direction, who reported the same observations |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , Kweneng District (BW) |
| Latitude | 21° 31' 44.54'' S (-21.529038°) |
| Longitude | 23° 12' 14.32'' E (23.203977°) |
| Elevation | 1002.937m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-06-02 18:45 CAT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-06-02 16:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 92.72° |
| First azimuth | 144.81° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 46.02° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Shwisjjjjjjjjjj |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 2 minutes after flash, heard very, very loud rumbling sound similar to extreme thunder, rolling toward us. This lasted for 30 seconds |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Not really a smoke trail, rather a growing cloud forming after the explosion and growing to a diameter of about 20 degree wide and persisting for at least 20 minutes |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Extreme white light during flight, terminating in a fragmentation where the red ball fragmented into smaller red fragments |