Reports Report 229u (Event 229-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen several dozen of these over my life but this one was very different. I don't recall ever seeing green colors and the trajectory was odd, very low. I would have expected to see a tail but there wasn't any. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bradford, AR |
| Latitude | 35° 31' 21.94'' N (35.522761°) |
| Longitude | 91° 27' 45.96'' W (-91.462768°) |
| Elevation | 214.393m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-18 19:15 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-19 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 31.3° |
| First azimuth | 44.19° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 8.01° |
| Last elevation | 51° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like a fireworks mortar |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragments spread in several different angles but still in the same trajectory and original direction of travel |