Reports Report 199p (Event 199-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This is a second and third-hand report. It was too good to not get it to you. Another observer 20 miles north saw a flash descending downward. With a time between flash and boom of 10-12 seconds, it was about two miles from either observer locally. I have only the second-hand information of the 20-mile-distant individual that it terminated short of his location. Unfortunately, I was asleep at the time of the best fireball I've heard of in this area. If there are questions, I can probably get the actual observers involved, plus there was a front-porch security cam that caught it (2-3 seconds full view) over a Grand Rapids, Michigan suburb, and was reported by the meteorologist for channel 8 in that area. Here is a link to the video: https://www.woodtv.com/weather/giant-fireball-meteor-caught-on-camera/1701887204 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , MI |
| Latitude | 43° 33' 33.69'' N (43.559358°) |
| Longitude | 85° 45' 59.99'' W (-85.766664°) |
| Elevation | 278.601837m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-11 03:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-01-11 08:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | Unknown |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | whitish |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a boom that rattled the windows of the trailer, and another report, from a dairy farm nearby, rattled all the sheet metal of the barn - delay of 10-12 seconds from flash to boom |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |