There has to be an impact area between me and somewhere in the SSW. Hope someone locates it.
Location
Address
Madison, WI
Latitude
43° 5' 46.7'' N (43.096305°)
Longitude
89° 18' 9.31'' W (-89.302585°)
Elevation
279.467957m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-04-21 21:35 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-04-22 02:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
122°
Moving
Facing azimuth
230°
First azimuth
190°
First elevation
71°
Last azimuth
240°
Last elevation
4°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
55°
Remarks
initially began as a regular falling star and as it continued to the SSW it became brighter as though it was burning following the first appearance of a white or light blue streak. The visible appearance of a smoke trail continued for the duration and remained slightly thereafter. I am a long time sky watcher and over the past 50 years have seen a few of these. This was among the most dramatic and slow moving of any I've witnessed.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The final second(s) indicated some sort of fragmentation. At least three (3) larger visible pieces separated as the object flamed out slightly above the horizon.
