Reports Report 1148a (Event 1148-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Suzanne H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At first we thought it was a red beacon on a cell tower but it was at least 5 times larger than it would've been had that been true. It was at about that angle in the sky and it was seen looking north towards where Lake Michigan would be as we headed west on I-94 at about 7pm cst. My friend, the passenger, saw the smoke trail. It's angle was almost straight down and then poof! disappeared. But it didn't look like an explosion. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Michigan City, IN |
| Latitude | 41° 45' 46.87'' N (41.763019°) |
| Longitude | 86° 44' 47.86'' W (-86.746627°) |
| Elevation | 209.19m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-03-25 20:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-03-26 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 11° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 225.79° |
| First azimuth | 294.23° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | 278.8° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | smokey |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |