| Observer |
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| Name | Connie S |
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| Experience Level | 1/5 |
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| Remarks | The time is an estimate, my sister and I both saw it but we were on the way to the ER. We were not under stress, this was real. |
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| Location |
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| Address | Whitmore Lake, MI |
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| Latitude | 42° 25' 18.8'' N (42.42°) |
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| Longitude | 83° 44' 45.05'' W (-83.75°) |
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| Elevation | 275.59m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-08 21:40 EST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-09 02:40 UT |
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| Duration | ≈3.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
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| Descent Angle | 106° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 219.68° |
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| First azimuth | 194.67° |
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| First elevation | 67° |
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| Last azimuth | 240.42° |
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| Last elevation | 43° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
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| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Duration | 3s |
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| Length | 20° |
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| Remarks | Train started thin with a ball at the front, got wider, then at the end, a few fragements shot off. |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | It got brighter just as the light went out with a few fragments. |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | A bigger fragment and perhaps a couple of smaller ones. |
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