| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hammond, IN |
| Latitude | 41° 34' 26.72'' N (41.57409°) |
| Longitude | 87° 30' 41.63'' W (-87.511565°) |
| Elevation | 182.587m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-08 20:41 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-09 01:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 264° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 276.03° |
| First azimuth | 303.61° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 249.29° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Smoke trail that diminished quickly after |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just before I lost visual of the fire ball it broke up into at least 2-3 pieces just to the south of 94 as I was looking west |