Reports Report 1321c (Event 1321-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | JB W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Viewed through light cloud cover, lasted long enough for me to point it out to a friend who was facing the other direction, she was able to witness the last couple of seconds. Fragmentation was pretty dramatic, almost looked liked fireworks. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Latitude | 35° 29' 23.57'' N (35.48988°) |
| Longitude | 97° 32' 39.91'' W (-97.54442°) |
| Elevation | 379.785m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-04-05 20:32 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-04-06 01:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 262° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 5.99° |
| First azimuth | 29.25° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 350.19° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Object left a light blue glowing trail that slowly faded, event was viewed through light cloud cover |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | there was a flash right before fragmentation, it wasn't much brighter than the rest of the event. the object changed brightness throughout the event |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | after the flash the object broke into at least 10 visible pieces, they each had small trails, these smaller objects were visible for about a second before fading away |