Reports Report 898p (Event 898-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dave |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Larimore, ND |
| Latitude | 47° 54' 23.97'' N (47.906657°) |
| Longitude | 97° 37' 36.31'' W (-97.626754°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-23 21:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-24 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 185.81681° |
| First azimuth | 132.0895° |
| First elevation | 46° |
| Last azimuth | 263.66839° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Blue/Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | At about 2130 hours today, 23 August 2011, I saw a large blue/green fire ball traveling from east to west. It was located in the southern sky near Larimore, North Dakota. There was what appeared to be a smoke trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Similar to when the space shuttle would go with throttle up -- that kind of a flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |