| Observer |
|
Name |
Brad L |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Former field artillery officer and forward observer. So I am trained in visual location of falling objects. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Madison, SD |
|
Latitude |
44° 0' 54.83'' N (44.01523°)
|
|
Longitude |
97° 5' 49.44'' W (-97.097066°)
|
|
Elevation |
526.269m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-01-03 21:25 CST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-01-04 03:25 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down left to up right |
|
Descent Angle |
27° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
8.55° |
|
First azimuth |
22.65° |
|
First elevation |
20° |
|
Last azimuth |
9.04° |
|
Last elevation |
- |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-22 |
|
Color |
Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
0.5s |
|
Length |
8° |
|
Remarks |
There was a brief glowing trail that had one very brief skip in the trail and possibly a small fragment. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
