Reports Report 2307to (Event 2307-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kirsten H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was a ball with a tail, REALLY bright and I thought “what a weird and pretty firework, but what a strange angle for it”. I waited for a noise but heard nothing. It was also really fast, no drone flies at that speed and it was too “cosmic” with the very apparent (small) tail and multiple colors. It looked like it was something burning. My boys and I went looking in the field and stream across the street because I was certain we had just seen some sort of fireball, and also to see if anyone was in sight launching rockets or something. No one in sight! I’m not sure what to call it exactly, but it was AWESOME! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 59' 30.82'' N (41.991894°) |
| Longitude | 91° 36' 16.18'' W (-91.604494°) |
| Elevation | 226.294m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-08 20:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-09 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 262° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 259.41° |
| First azimuth | 244.75° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 181.07° |
| Last elevation | 14° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Pink, Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |