I went out on the lake immediately after the event to see if I could see any impact on the ice but there was nothing in the area that I thought it landed. I will go out again in the daylight and look where I thought I saw it land.
Location
Address
Walled Lake, MI
Latitude
42° 31' 43.51'' N (42.528754°)
Longitude
83° 28' 33.7'' W (-83.476029°)
Elevation
285.916779m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-01-16 20:15 EST
UT Date & Time
2018-01-17 01:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
170°
Moving
Facing azimuth
255.4°
First azimuth
271.96°
First elevation
77°
Last azimuth
266.03°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I heard what I could only describe as a crackle
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
About 30 seconds after the light and fire ball I saw it break into two pieces and it looked like it fell on the lake in front of my house. Then about 30 seconds to less than a minute later there was a loud rumble like a sonic boom and then thunder.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright white like followed by an orange glowing rock that then broke into two pieces and fell straight down.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Orange fireball fell like a flare and broke into two pieces and looked like it fell very near my house going across the lake.
