Reports Report 4589bh (Event 4589-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kieran W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Definitely wasn’t a satellite or a plane or anything. It came out of nowhere, flashed, burned, flashed again and trailed. I’m far from an expert but it was definitely not a normal thing to see. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ainsworth, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 17' 23.52'' N (41.289866°) |
| Longitude | 91° 33' 33.65'' W (-91.559347°) |
| Elevation | 216.592056m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-23 06:12 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-08-23 11:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 2.96° |
| First azimuth | 3.1° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 5.01° |
| Last elevation | 48° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 6° |
| Remarks | It looked like it went through some clouds and left a “hole” in the clouds that lingered for a long time. Maybe 30 minutes, but the trail itself was only some few seconds. Faint but clear even in the daylight. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |