| Observer |
|
Name |
Emily S |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
- |
| Location |
|
Address |
Wellington, AL |
|
Latitude |
33° 51' 13.6'' N (33.853778°)
|
|
Longitude |
85° 54' 7.71'' W (-85.902141°)
|
|
Elevation |
174.334m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-08-17 00:22 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-08-17 05:22 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
192° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
355.43° |
|
First azimuth |
4.62° |
|
First elevation |
32° |
|
Last azimuth |
354.67° |
|
Last elevation |
- |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-22 |
|
Color |
- |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
2-3 minutes after I saw the 2 flashes and the black circle ringed in fire I heard a BOOM loud enough to feel it in my chest. |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
Glowing trail towards earth. Disappeared in seconds. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
I was looking at my phone on my front porch and everything lit up around me. I looked up to see a giant hourglass shaped flash in the sky |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
From the middle of the flash was a black circle the size of a q-tip ringed with fire falling towards earth. |
