Reports Report 43aa (Event 43-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | adam k |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Very large green ball about the size of my thumbnail held at arms length, the orange tail lasted as long as the initial fireball. My daughter, 14, saw it with me. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Minnesota Lake, MN |
| Latitude | 43° 51' 8.32'' N (43.852311°) |
| Longitude | 93° 50' 30.72'' W (-93.841866°) |
| Elevation | 320.53m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-03 21:37 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-04 03:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 203° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 357.83° |
| First azimuth | 356.13° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 353.9° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Green with a huge ever present orange tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It was a huge, very wide orange tail like the orange flame from a torch |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |