Reports Report 1687m (Event 1687-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christie B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Literally caught us off guard. The strobe flashing happened first followed by a moving ball. It came down from sky, moved for a sec. Or two, then seemed to go back up towards sky! Resebled lightning flash brightness and sound came almost a min. Later. Very curious on what we saw |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Willis, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 24' 38.16'' N (30.410599°) |
| Longitude | 95° 24' 51.52'' W (-95.414312°) |
| Elevation | 75.942m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-05-18 23:42 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-05-19 04:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 75° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 189.04° |
| First azimuth | 189.61° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 153.9° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Similar to thunder |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like a strobe light in sky |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |