Reports Report 5a (Event 5-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I thought this might be fireworks due to New Years, after staring for a few seconds, I realized it was not fireworks. I then began becoming scared, as it looked like a fireball of a burning plane, but no debris. Then I thought of the worst, nuclear threat. I still don’t know what it was, as probably too slow for meteorite. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rockton, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 27' 37.53'' N (42.460425°) |
| Longitude | 89° 1' 50.79'' W (-89.030776°) |
| Elevation | 236.024m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-01 00:04 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-01 06:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 332° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280° |
| First azimuth | 290° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 268° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sounded like a gunshot. Woke me up out of bed. Looked outside, saw fireball. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |