Reports Report 1641ag (Event 1641-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Greg F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It looked like a falling piece of bright silver acorn shaped object. I was driving south and looking at the moon when suddenly I saw this exploding light enter the sky. There was partial cloud cover on my right field of vision. (West)This entered from the east directly in front of me and disappeared behind the clouds. It was very intesnse, and very close, I'd say less than 10 miles from my location. The most intense sighting ever for me. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Benton Harbor, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 7' 43.79'' N (42.128831°) |
| Longitude | 86° 22' 35.01'' W (-86.376392°) |
| Elevation | 194.314285m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-07-25 23:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-07-26 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 114° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 228.97° |
| First azimuth | 195.18° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 239.67° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Pulsing white almost silver light |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw the explosion and then the object followed by the pulsating light trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |