Reports Report 557n (Event 557-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carol W |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Bitterly cold, over, 30mph winds, blizzard conditions. Was stopped in vehicle making a left turn to west. Appeared suddenly over head, when fireball was out of sight behind trees turned into gas station got out. Extreme westerly winds did not seem to effect falling fireball. Did not see anything or hear when I got out of car. Just extreme wind conditions |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wheeler, WI |
| Latitude | 45° 2' 39.87'' N (45.044407°) |
| Longitude | 91° 54' 31.64'' W (-91.908788°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-02-26 22:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-02-27 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 315° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 315° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | blue white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Glowing smoke trail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |