This was a big one. I saw it landing. Normally I see them soaring through the sky to land states away. This on was dropping straight down and looked to have landed like at most ten miles west of the interstate.
Location
Address
Perry, OK
Latitude
36° 17' 33.01'' N (36.292503°)
Longitude
97° 19' 39.57'' W (-97.327659°)
Elevation
335.519m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-02-17 21:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2016-02-18 03:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
359°
Moving
Facing azimuth
80.54°
First azimuth
65.22°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
81.3°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
It was yellow and it looked like a comet train with sparks at the end. The green ball was a little bigger than a basket ball.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The end of the train looked like sparks, like if metal was dragging on the ground.
