Reports Report 7168a (Event 7168-2023)

Observer
Name Si B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I hunt very frequently and tend to watch the sky before it gets light enough out to watch the deer. I was watching the sky to the north when I saw what I thought was a shooting star for a split second until I realized it was lower on the horizon and much bigger and brighter than where I’ve seen shooting stars in the past. It was also dawn with the sky to the east just starting to light up slightly making it difficult to see the stars in the sky besides the brighter ones and the satellites. So seeing this happen for the couple seconds that it did really caught my attention, and the size and brightness of it with it also being white/yellow/orange in color had me thinking it must of been a meteor/fireball, I really have no idea what else it could have been. Or what else would light up the sky like that to the north over Michigan for a few seconds. Knowing how insanely rare it would be to see this I was pretty excited.
Location
Address Clarksville, MI
Latitude 42° 49' 23.06'' N (42.823072°)
Longitude 85° 13' 17.09'' W (-85.221415°)
Elevation 256.110413m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-11-18 06:25 EST
UT Date & Time 2023-11-18 11:25 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 129°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 21°
Last azimuth 1.5°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, 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 No
Remarks -