Reports Report 898i (Event 898-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | JoAnn D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Have never seen/heard anything like this before---there were several of us in the kitchen, some of us saw the blue streak, some didn\'t, thought those of us that did see it were hallucinating. We checked the radar, thought it was lightning, but nothing on radar at all. Very unique. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Artas, SD |
| Latitude | 45° 52' 52.09'' N (45.881136°) |
| Longitude | 99° 47' 55.05'' W (-99.798625°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-23 21:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-24 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 173.4372° |
| First azimuth | 180.51156° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 174.88702° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | bright blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sounded like thunder in the distance, approximately 5 minutes later??? |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |