Reports Report 108b (Event 108-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ken H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I would like to find the object, but my trig skills are bad and cannot determine where it came down, considering speed, angle of trajectory, descent, etc. etc.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please call. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Harvard, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 23' 19.93'' N (42.388869°) |
| Longitude | 88° 35' 48.31'' W (-88.596754°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-21 22:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-22 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 131.7601° |
| First azimuth | 144.09013° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 151.26008° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 25s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | The train was white in the night sky, it was very large approximately 300 to 500 feet above the ground (from my flying experience). It took about half of an hour to disipate and drifted across the sky together in a line at first, then after 30 minutes, it started to break about but was extremely visible. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Was orange and white at first, changed to green, was very bright for 3 seconds, got brighter and even more bright green (enough to light up the ground features such as trees) then turned orange and went out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |