It happened so fast at first we thought it was a firework. We were driving and I was looking up at the moon. And it just happened. So cool.
Location
Address
East China, MI
Latitude
42° 48' 19.09'' N (42.805304°)
Longitude
82° 29' 13.57'' W (-82.487104°)
Elevation
180.106812m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-08-23 23:17 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-08-24 03:17 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
340°
First azimuth
345°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
320°
Last elevation
42°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Pink, Blue, Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Like a ripple boom. Saw a super bright light thought it was a firework then saw something like black rocks or something shooting out of it. Then it was gone
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing trail then it just died out
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Super bright flash, thought it was a firework or lightning. Then we could see black ball shoot through it and then it all just disappeared
