Reports Report 1961go (Event 1961-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | patricia l |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | it was very interesting but didnt think if was anything but fireworks but it was different than regular fireworks now i know it was something different, very exciting |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Glen Carbon, IL |
| Latitude | 38° 46' 25.34'' N (38.773705°) |
| Longitude | 89° 57' 28.27'' W (-89.957854°) |
| Elevation | 175.655m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-06-06 12:05 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-06-06 17:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 137° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 276.26° |
| First azimuth | 285.54° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | i saw it fall from the sky and thought some was shooting off fireworks but only saw one, thought it was strange until i saw this in the post dispatch. it just feel out of the sky, i was in my car and driving to walmart in glen carbon on hwy 59 it was in the distance looking north. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the end of it was kind of black but it was yellow like a ball of light falling from the sky it was interesting but like i said thought some kids were out shooting off fireworks. now i know that is not what it was |