| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | valparaiso, IN |
| Latitude | 41° 29' 53.85'' N (41.498293°) |
| Longitude | 87° 5' 42.22'' W (-87.09506°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-05 05:20 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-05 11:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 177.86295° |
| First azimuth | 177.53174° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 143.89873° |
| Last elevation | 48° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | red/then turned green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | glowing train, looked like an airplane trail, had yellow inside, as it was coming down looked as though disintegrated, two pieces broke off and turned green, the rest was still red |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | two pieces broke off from main turned green in color |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |