Reports Report 1475a (Event 1475-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Loren R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I\'m excited to find that this site is here. The fireball occurred while I was out searching for a dark place to view the Aurora Borealis. Subsequently I stopped and shot pictures of the Aurora at that location and did actually see the Aurora with the naked eye for about 20 minutes during shooting. I don\'t know if there\'s any correlation, but the fireball is the reason I stopped. Thanks! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Malcolm, NE |
| Latitude | 40° 54' 56.35'' N (40.915653°) |
| Longitude | 96° 54' 4.07'' W (-96.901131°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-09 00:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-09 05:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 303.31601° |
| First azimuth | 329.57532° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 297.64935° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Bright blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Glowed very slightly, slightly smoky, 15 degrees long at most. Dispersed away from the direction of the fireball, widening at the tail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball started very bright, and fragmented in about a half second into 3 or perhaps 4 pieces which were more luminous than the initial fireball, each with the same color as the original fireball, a bright, bright blue. Diminished in about 1 second but during the breakup expanded to perhaps 1.5 or 2 degrees in diameter. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |