Reports Report 8053h (Event 8053-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | South Bend, IN |
| Latitude | 41° 41' 42.35'' N (41.695096°) |
| Longitude | 86° 15' 26.37'' W (-86.257326°) |
| Elevation | 210.057098m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-23 07:32 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-23 12:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 39.31° |
| First azimuth | 8.3° |
| First elevation | 11° |
| Last azimuth | 21.34° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a bright disk, about the size of the sun, moving faster than an airplane, moving east. I saw it shed a fragment about 20% of its size, then a second, much smaller one, and maybe some very small bits. Then it vanished in the sky. It was behind thin clouds. It seemed like it might hit the ground. It was a lot like that fireball in Russia a few years ago, but smaller and briefer. |