Reports Report 5808a (Event 5808-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matt D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was hesitant to report this, since I was not able to actually see the "fireball". Sky conditions were broken clouds, perhaps 6/8. I was having no trouble making out Pleides / Orion, etc.Due to the layout of the land I was actually looking down (below level) at the fields across the street, so resultng smoke trail was a good 90 degrees above where I was looking at the time. The whole area was suddenly and briefly lit up by a brilliant flash; when I looked up I could see the smoke trail between the clouds, oriented in rougly north-south direction, fading slowly. A jet had just gone overhead (perpendicular to smoke trail) a minute or so before and no contrails were visible, not that I would expect any with no moon or sun yet, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't that. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Glenwood, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 4' 35.17'' N (41.076437°) |
| Longitude | 95° 42' 30.71'' W (-95.70853°) |
| Elevation | 319.056m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-13 03:49 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-13 08:49 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 273° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 224° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | A smoke trail, easily visible in the dark and faded slowly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash really is all I was "aware of". I was looking down at the cornfields, and the whole area suddenly "lit up: briefly, like a flash. The trail was all that remained, oriented in rougly north-south direction. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |