Reports Report 3262dz (Event 3262-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kim M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | it has occurred to me that this may be a meteor with a shallow incoming angle OR a piece of space junk reentering the atmosphere and burning up. It was near a bright street light so it may be a bit brighter than I reported. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Offutt Air Force Base, NE |
| Latitude | 41° 7' 18.86'' N (41.121906°) |
| Longitude | 95° 55' 25.5'' W (-95.923751°) |
| Elevation | 311.241m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-27 20:42 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-28 01:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 10° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 115° |
| First azimuth | 115° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 125° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I noticed the object in the sky and wondered if it was the International Space Station, but I then saw one piece of it (of the meteor/fireball?) fragment off and a second later a second piece fragment off. Then it continued for several more seconds, dimmed and rapidly disappeared. |