Reports Report 2036d (Event 2036-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jason C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | you asked me the length of the train to be given in degree. I said 30 degree. I dont believe that is accurate, but your questionnaire would not let me continue unless i provided an answer. Sorry guys. Also, the email i provided is my wife's, she witnessed this too. Her name is Violet. Please email us someday soon and let us know what we saw. I've seen dozens and dozens of shooting stars, but nothing even close to this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Erie, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 42' 13.35'' N (41.703708°) |
| Longitude | 90° 11' 58.29'' W (-90.199525°) |
| Elevation | 182.187363m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-08-21 23:18 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-22 04:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 250° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 188.49° |
| First azimuth | 5.1° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 185.8° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Purple, Blue, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 40s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | My wife and I were star gazing laying down on a trampoline on our farm. The ball first emitted a white and bluish color and went to a purplish color in just a second or two. Then it went to a bright red in color and descended over tree line on my property. The trail it left was completely gone in less than a minute. The trail appeared to be that of the same a jet would make, except it spread out very quick and was gone very fast.I cant believe I didnt see it on the news today considering it was heading straight in the direction of the nuclear power plant located in Cordova Il. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flashes seemed as a fire work at first. But the ball did not lose brightness as its color changed. In fact, it got brighter. The ball had a firey tail, but i did NOT see any particles fall away from it. The tail was long and appeared to have a bit of different color than the ball itself. It resembled what i learned and seen in welding class. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |