The bright blue reminded me of a flame on a propylene torch or a acetylene torch very bright blue and just happened to be outside looking at the moon coming up in the east and then I seen the bright blue fireball thing that was just above the moon coming up at 10:20 pm approximately
Location
Address
Howards Grove, WI
Latitude
43° 50' 33.9'' N (43.84275°)
Longitude
87° 49' 8.09'' W (-87.818915°)
Elevation
212.703354m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-08-23 22:20 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-08-24 03:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
145°
Moving
Facing azimuth
89.7°
First azimuth
85.8°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
95°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
Was a really bright blue for about 3 seconds and it had a bright blue trail behind it and a little bit of orange color before it disappeared it looked like it was over lake michigan and I was like 5 miles west of Lake Michigan
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It just kinda turned orange for a quick second before it disappeared
