was spectacular and very vivid coloring that i had never seen prior to tonight.low in sky and almost overhead.thought maybe due to color;that it might be man-made but i doubt it.was hoping for an encore
Location
Address
valparaiso, IN
Latitude
41° 28' 25.29'' N (41.473691°)
Longitude
87° 3' 39.05'' W (-87.060846°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-09 23:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-10 04:30 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
189.49229°
First azimuth
129.39384°
First elevation
72°
Last azimuth
263.08836°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
blue/green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
i9 dont think we heard a boom though in town it might have been masked
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
3°
Remarks
ball was blue with green.train was orange with red lines that were pretty steady.back of tail faded to yellows.very bright overhead just to the south heading east to west with little down angle from our view
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
color of ball went from all blue to blue with green
