American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2307zj (Event 2307-2018)

Observer
Name Ruth S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks We were driving westbound on Interstate 80 near Hammond IN around 8:40 pmCT. Through the front windshield we saw this glow in the dark green streak going north to south. It was very, very short in length. Not sure how long timewise because we were driving and it appeared to our left. There were some abstructions.
Location
Address Hammond, IN
Latitude 41° 34' 26.58'' N (41.57405°)
Longitude 87° 28' 15.07'' W (-87.470853°)
Elevation 185.014m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-07-08 20:30 CDT
UT Date & Time 2018-07-09 01:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 271°
Moving
Facing azimuth 273.75°
First azimuth -
First elevation 64°
Last azimuth 185.38°
Last elevation 67°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -