Reports Report 6206ln (Event 6206-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marie M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was still fairly light out and I could see the sky clearly. I was heading south (towards Byron), it came out of the sky right in front of me, streaking downward to the east at about a 45 degree angle. It looked quite large to me (my first thought it was a large plane falling/crashing out of the sky) and was very bright against the blue sky. About a minute later I was waiting at the railroad tracks and I opened my truck window - I smelled strong burning smell in the air. Never saw anything like that in my life and I would love to know what it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bancroft, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 53' 1.87'' N (42.883853°) |
| Longitude | 84° 4' 7.08'' W (-84.068633°) |
| Elevation | 256.652863m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-21 18:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-21 22:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 110° |
| First azimuth | 110° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 65° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |