Reports Report 4559e (Event 4559-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tom M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was by far the largest I have ever seen. Proportionally, it appeared to be about half the size of the traffic light as I was driving through an intersection. It started as a bright green fireball with a small green blue train, changing to a bright green fireball with a long red/orange train with sparks. It was visible for about 4-5 seconds, 60 degrees (east to northeast, I was facing east) until it disappeared over the trees. I was in Broken Arrow Oklahoma facing east, and it appeared to be heading towards Inola Oklahoma. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Broken Arrow, OK |
| Latitude | 36° 3' 39.26'' N (36.060906°) |
| Longitude | 95° 41' 27.01'' W (-95.690837°) |
| Elevation | 191.123m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-11-01 19:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-11-02 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 56.49° |
| First azimuth | 100.3° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 43.55° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It started as a greenish blue short smooth train for about 2 seconds, then a red/orange long train with sparks. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | sparks appeared after about 2 seconds, lasting for another 2-3 seconds until it disappeared over the tree tops. |