Reports Report 149c (Event 149-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was walking south on South Main Street here in Rapid River. It was very clear, temperature was about 4F. This is a residential neighborhood but no activity was visible from my position. There was a bright enough flash, just above the local church steeple about a block and a half away, to draw my eye upwards. I saw a short streak and brighter flash at about Orion's 7:30, lower and slightly east, sorry I am not an astronomer just like to watch stars. Much brighter and larger than any "shooting star" I've seen before. Much brighter and larger than a comercial airliner flying over. The sound might have been something else. I've never experienced sound from anything in the sky before but it sounded like a dull thud from somewhere quite distant. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rapid River, MI |
| Latitude | 45° 55' 26.35'' N (45.923987°) |
| Longitude | 86° 58' 3.31'' W (-86.967586°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-29 23:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-30 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 188.25945° |
| First azimuth | 158.06146° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 226.38604° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | bright blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard a noise several seconds, maybe even 10 sec., after I lost sight of the flash. It was faint but audible on a cold, clear night. Might of been something else but this neighborhood is real quiet that late. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright enough blue/white flash to draw my attention when I wasn\'t even looking up. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |