Reports Report 1320a (Event 1320-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michelle |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like this before. Amazing. Larger and brighter than a shooting star, with flames. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Panora, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 41' 17.87'' N (41.688297°) |
| Longitude | 94° 11' 23.68'' W (-94.189911°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-14 20:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-15 01:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 312.6348° |
| First azimuth | 338.69226° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 299.14708° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Very white ball with red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | a very bright large white ball surrounded by red/yellow flame |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | It disappeared before it reached the tree line, before it got so low I could not see, I was surprised, like it just quit. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |