| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tara S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I am not certain what my husband and I saw, but it was so remarkable that we had to report it. It was fairly slow moving (compared to meteors we've seen), and the trajectory was perfectly straight for the 2-3 seconds it was in view. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Winamac, IN |
| Latitude | 41° 1' 36.51'' N (41.026809°) |
| Longitude | 86° 34' 39.26'' W (-86.577571°) |
| Elevation | 216.896408m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-28 22:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-29 02:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 342.75° |
| First azimuth | 336.25° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | ____ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Orange train followed it in a remarkably straight line |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |