Reports Report 3089z (Event 3089-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Seth K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was amazing to have a once in a lifetime experience. I never thought I would see something like that in person, especially standing in my own back yard. Due to the time it occurred I'm not sure if many other people saw it if any, but I wish I had some way to know its size and destination! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Athens, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 44' 22.55'' N (34.739597°) |
| Longitude | 87° 6' 31.29'' W (-87.108691°) |
| Elevation | 200.628m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-17 00:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-17 05:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 116.02° |
| First azimuth | 178.76° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 98.7° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the flash went away it sounded more like a firework in the distance than a boom. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It looked like a fire trail. There were what looked like some sparks and possibly some smoke, but I'm not sure about the smoke. Bright white and yellow in color possibly some orange. The trail started then half way through it fell apart or exploded and the trail went away. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It lit the night sky up like it was day time for a couple of seconds. Very bright!! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When the object flashed it looked like 2 to 3 pieces broke apart then it kind of seemed to desintegrate into smaller pieces. All within a few seconds. |