I was outside with my girlfriend at around 9:05 PM shooting little gel blaster guns for fun. That’s when somewhere along the way of us shooting these targets I saw what looked like a almost drone light but also like a flare. It was solid and then shot to my left, I pointed it out to my girlfriend almost as soon as it moved and she saw a glimpse of it dying out. I’ve never seen anything like this so I went “shooting star!” to grab her attention as quick as I could. Pretty surreal experience and have never seen anything like it. Don’t know how often you find pieces of meteorite or see this kinda thing but if this post/survey helps at all I’d love to hear more. -Alex
Location
Address
Marengo, OH
Latitude
40° 22' 46.16'' N (40.379488°)
Longitude
82° 48' 54.27'' W (-82.815076°)
Elevation
341.395416m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-29 21:05 EDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-30 01:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
237°
Moving
Facing azimuth
190.87°
First azimuth
189.82°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
158.32°
Last elevation
48°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, mainly White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It’s looked like a white orb with sparks flying off it, almost like a sparkler but not with the same orangey colors one has.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Like with the sparkler comparison it might’ve been pieces flying off each side of it. I’ve never seen one before so it’s a little hard to explain.
