Reports Report 2081bf (Event 2081-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | TRAVIS B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Brighter than the sun, I have never experienced or seen any thing like it before, except for Russian dash cam footage years ago. No sound until 8 or so seconds after light burned out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Prospect, KY |
| Latitude | 38° 21' 57.55'' N (38.365985°) |
| Longitude | 85° 35' 24'' W (-85.59°) |
| Elevation | 179.998m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-06-26 01:17 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-06-26 05:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 343° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 183.2° |
| First azimuth | 187.04° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 3.05° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Bright Blinding White Flash |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 5 to 8 seconds after light burned out, I heard a low rumble thru the ground, similar to thunder far away. I don't think it was from the U.P.S. Jets that I some times hear after midnight. The sky was very clear and I did not see any jets. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Fire ball was brightest overhead and then quickly burned out splitting a burning piece off towards the South East and then, no more light could be seen any where in the sky. Train degree may not be correct. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was facing my lap top screen when the blinding flash of light over exposed everything in the room. Large windows in the room with no blinds closed. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was inside 3 feet from a large 5' by 5' foot bay window and ran outside back door ( 4' feet away from where I was sitting) to see the dimming trail heading due North. Light Flash was so bright I thought it was the end of the world and a Nuclear Bomb had just detonated in the Southern Sky above my back yard. |