Reports Report 2070fc (Event 2070-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kathlean W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen two other fireballs in my life and that taught me a bit about what to document. I saw one falling over the Pacific from an airplane (wow!) and also observed the one that crossed Wisconsin and landed in Iowa, back in 2010. I've also spent a lot of time in the high mountains, so I've seen many meteor showers and "shooting stars," so I have a good basis for comparison. Observation was made with my head on my pillow, looking out my window. I got a protractor out to check the height-angle details, and I could direct someone with more precise instruments to the exact reference points. Another person saw this from Johnson Creek (I asked on Facebook if anyone could confirm) and his perception was that it was greenish. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Madison, WI |
| Latitude | 43° 7' 33.44'' N (43.125956°) |
| Longitude | 89° 22' 2.75'' W (-89.367431°) |
| Elevation | 260.920807m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-05-10 23:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-05-11 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 106° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 97.39° |
| First azimuth | 109.12° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 120.9° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, another person who saw it from another location saw it as green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Low grumbling sound a few seconds after it disappeared from view, like distant rumbling thunder, or like an airplane at the end of take-off sounds. We do have an airport nearby, so the timing of departing flights would need to be compared to be certain that was not what I heard. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |