Reports Report 1887c (Event 1887-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jim A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This object moved slowly, like a distant airliner, much slower than a meteor. Its shape was roughly circular, about 1/4 the diameter of a full moon, globular, diffuse, with multiple brighter spots "on" the surface. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fox Point, WI |
| Latitude | 43° 8' 37.64'' N (43.143788°) |
| Longitude | 87° 53' 56.35'' W (-87.898985°) |
| Elevation | 213.928177m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-11-16 05:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-11-16 11:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 283.55° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 253.97° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | faint short smoke trail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |