Reports Report 2231ct (Event 2231-2024)

Observer
Name Aaron S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Saint Paris, OH
Latitude 40° 11' 39.57'' N (40.194326°)
Longitude 83° 58' 21.2'' W (-83.972556°)
Elevation 337.890564m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-05-04 00:05 EDT
UT Date & Time 2024-05-04 04:05 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 159°
Moving
Facing azimuth 142.48°
First azimuth 331.96°
First elevation 29°
Last azimuth 145.64°
Last elevation 18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A loud whistle, then two quick booms, then a loud thud {still in air}, then an impact boom in the distance.
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks The {assumed} impact sounded like a slowed down shotgun blast several seconds after visual was lost. Very faint ground shake after.
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Whatever it was split as it passed overhead, fragmenting into three smaller pieces that faded and one larger piece that then went out of sight.