like nothing I have ever seen! many questions, whatever this was it was very large and I am certain it must have made landfall. have never seen such a bright, vividly green fireball.
Location
Address
Lake Geneva, WI
Latitude
42° 36' 0.14'' N (42.600038°)
Longitude
88° 26' 40.24'' W (-88.44451°)
Elevation
278.068m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-09-02 02:01 CDT
UT Date & Time
2017-09-02 07:01 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
191°
Moving
Facing azimuth
53.54°
First azimuth
51.88°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
38.23°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
10°
Remarks
-much like a shooting star, did not last long. was nothing too unordinary.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
extremely bright green/blue flash on the horizon. 2 to 3 fragments total, at least one broke away from large piece.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
at least one smaller fragment broke away from the main piece.
