Reports Report 580u (Event 580-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Very clear night approaching the Illinois border from Wisconsin. No city lights and clear night. Saw it out of my windshield while driving as soon as it was within sight at the top of my windshield. It turned from white/yellow to green to nothing to a quick blip of light then disappeared just above a neutral/even line of sight. Maybe 5 seconds total. The size of the ball was comparable to the brightest star you can see in the sky with a little more circumference. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bigfoot, WI |
| Latitude | 42° 30' 21.53'' N (42.505981°) |
| Longitude | 88° 36' 8.91'' W (-88.602474°) |
| Elevation | 294.679474m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-05 20:45 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-06 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 177.88° |
| First azimuth | 200.18° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 156.83° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | I believe white/yellowish the entire time |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It started of white with a sparkling tail (the size of the tip of my pointer finger to the first knuckle), the ball turned green (I think the tail remained white/yellow), everything then disappeared for a split second and then a small white flash of light appeared (smaller than the original size of the ball) and lingered while dropping slowly. Then nothing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |