Observer | |
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Name | Brent W |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | No exaggeration, it reminded me of the giant fireball in the movie Armaggedon. I've never seen anything like it. I waited outside to see if it caught anything on fire, but it could have been several miles from me. |
Location | |
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Address | Sasakwa, OK |
Latitude | 34° 57' 46.07'' N (34.962798°) |
Longitude | 96° 30' 37.49'' W (-96.510413°) |
Elevation | 236.365m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2017-05-26 01:00 CDT |
UT Date & Time | 2017-05-26 06:00 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 226° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 180° |
First azimuth | 180° |
First elevation | 47° |
Last azimuth | 180° |
Last elevation | 47° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
Color | Orange, White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | It started out looking like a shooting star, but quickly turned into a fireball. When it was falling, it looked like an explosion of bright orange light. From where I was sitting, it looked big. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |