Reports Report 2685cj (Event 2685-2024)

Observer
Name Cord I
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was awesome!!
Location
Address Broken Arrow, OK
Latitude 35° 59' 39.22'' N (35.994228°)
Longitude 95° 47' 50.73'' W (-95.797425°)
Elevation 208.968597m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-06-01 21:55 CDT
UT Date & Time 2024-06-02 02:55 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 99°
Moving
Facing azimuth 178.28°
First azimuth 112.16°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 217.53°
Last elevation 26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 60°
Remarks Bright light blue glowing steady train. Went through clouds and lit them up for several seconds and fragmented into multiple distinct pieces. No noticeable/prominent flashes. Angle of train changed slightly after fragmentation. Fireball disappeared shortly after fragmentation, but train stayed for a few seconds, lighting up some clouds.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks There were no noticeable changes in brightness during fragmentation. It was a steady light blue streak across the sky and through clouds. Toward the end, the streak slightly changed directions (maybe a couple of degrees towards the horizon) and multiple "dots" became visible before it faded away.