I’ve seen many shooting stars, meteor showers and this seemed unlike anything I’ve seen before.
Location
Address
Clarksville, IN
Latitude
38° 18' 26.95'' N (38.307485°)
Longitude
85° 46' 40.75'' W (-85.777985°)
Elevation
139.050034m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-10-28 20:50 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-10-29 00:50 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
254°
Moving
Facing azimuth
321.8°
First azimuth
335°
First elevation
6°
Last azimuth
321.91°
Last elevation
3°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
5°
Remarks
Smokey shimmer that started thin on initial site and expanded wider and brighter as it traveled right to left on the horizon
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Seemed like an explosion of brightness right as it disappeared (almost like back to the future movie it just disappeared even though there was more sky to see it)
