| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gorgia F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I had the music in my car on so if there was any sound from the ball i did not hear it but it looked like a shooting star just much bigger and beautiful. I was coming down at an angle it looked as if it was heading down toward rosebush,mi or clare, mi but distance is uknown from how far the thing was away. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mt Pleasant, MI |
| Latitude | 43° 34' 55.62'' N (43.582116°) |
| Longitude | 84° 46' 51.04'' W (-84.780844°) |
| Elevation | 241.347763m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-11 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-12 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 28.5° |
| First azimuth | 48.52° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 15.43° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It had a medium length tail. that kept length with the fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |