Reports Report 1445a (Event 1445-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | As reported, it was at a 80 degree horizon to my 72211, traveling from the SW to W-NW, was brighter than normal, IMO, orange-yellow in color and broke up into fragments as it traveled nearly overhead. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Little Rock, AR |
| Latitude | 34° 43' 50.26'' N (34.730627°) |
| Longitude | 92° 24' 49.6'' W (-92.413779°) |
| Elevation | 116.227425m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-03-06 18:50 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-03-07 00:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 68° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 253.85° |
| First azimuth | 141.55° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 328.16° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| 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 | Caught its view in the SW nearly overhead, traveling W/NW due to its brightness + immediate fragmentation into 4+ parts at ~6:50pm CST in zip 72211. Definitely lower altitude and brighter than I've witnessed. The break-up was fantastic. A full 0.5 - 1 sec. |