Reports Report 654cn (Event 654-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joey M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | A friend with me witnessed it as well. I had sufficient time to point it out to him and him see the trailing end of it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbus, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 3' 15.42'' N (40.054283°) |
| Longitude | 83° 4' 4.64'' W (-83.067956°) |
| Elevation | 271.388m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-17 23:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-18 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 261° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 117.38° |
| First azimuth | 72.48° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 46.9° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The train was only visible for a moment while the object was shining brightly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Before I lost sight of the object, it fragmented into two pieces. One smaller fragment, white in color (prior to fragmentation, object was green in color - larger piece remained green in color). While the object shined brighter than any natural object I'd ever seen, I'm not certain of what qualifies as a terminal flash. |