American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3998al (Event 3998-2019)

Observer
Name Lisa D
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I have never seen anything like it! I thought it might be a meteor but after reading your website I think it might have been a fireball. It was larger than anything I have have ever seen and it was more yellow than anything I have seen before. My son andI were sitting on the fron porch of our cottage and we both said WOW that is going to do some damage since it was so large. Could you please let me know what you think it might have been???
Location
Address Frankfort, MI
Latitude 44° 39' 14.74'' N (44.654095°)
Longitude 86° 14' 49.37'' W (-86.247046°)
Elevation 231.677795m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-08-24 22:45 EDT
UT Date & Time 2019-08-25 02:45 UT
Duration ?
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 243°
Moving
Facing azimuth 50°
First azimuth 70°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 40°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -