Reports Report 1185cc (Event 1185-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | When I first saw it, I thought it may be a "Chinese Lanterns" used to light up the night sky like I saw last week end at the Indy 500 track but it moved MUCH faster. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hartford City |
| Latitude | 40° 27' 4.64'' N (40.45129°) |
| Longitude | 85° 22' 12.56'' W (-85.370156°) |
| Elevation | 280.027618m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-30 23:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-31 03:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85.75° |
| First azimuth | 116.24° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 55.78° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | There were sparks coming off of the ball of light and it looked like it landed east of town. The fire ball seemed to go out too and just left a trail for a few seconds before it disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like a dimmer switch, it went bright, dim, brighter, dim, bright then faded out completely. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Little "sparks" shot from it and you could see them best when it was at its brightest. |