Reports Report 4343e (Event 4343-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Todd O |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Before a year ago, I had never been fortunate enough to ever see one. The first one I saw, I viewed from Wisconsin, the large one that made the news going down near the Detroit area. Then I saw another a few months later in Wisconsin, Though not as spectacular. This one wasn’t as big, but it appeared to be closer, and the color more vivid. The white was brilliantly white! It was beautiful to witness! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oakdale, MN |
| Latitude | 44° 59' 27.45'' N (44.990959°) |
| Longitude | 92° 57' 37.81'' W (-92.960502°) |
| Elevation | 315.881m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-23 02:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-10-23 07:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 250° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 4° |
| First azimuth | 30° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 10° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Mostly White, green at the front, tail appeared green along edges, but bright white center |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Bright glowing train. I’ve never seen that before. After the fireball burned out the train remained for a few seconds. It was bright white with green along the edge from front tip to about half way |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |