Reports Report 971b (Event 971-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jason P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Truly once in a lifetime |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Platteville, WI |
| Latitude | 42° 44' 22.5'' N (42.739582°) |
| Longitude | 90° 29' 24.01'' W (-90.490003°) |
| Elevation | 286.522m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-04-14 22:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-04-15 03:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 105° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 22° |
| First azimuth | 240° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 25° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Was a rummbling. Sounded like an earthquake, then the fireball explosion. After, the sound of the explosion, more rumbling as the fragments went almost directly overhead. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I knew the sounds were delayed, that gave me opportunity to guess atl of about 50000 ft, 10-12 miles |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 45s |
| Length | 90° |
| Remarks | It fragmented with the explosion and the pieces were directly overhead and the pieces cooled into a bright, then dark orange. Like shotgun pellets |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was at my computer at my window. I saw the sky go brilliant white. I thought it was police nightsun light. I go outside and hear the rumbling as the fragments fly by. They spread out at about 20 degrees |