It's an incredible experience to see an object from above hurtling through the atmosphere. This is the second fireball meteor (the first one was much larger and I heard a related "boom" noise with it) I've seen in the past couple of years in the area where I live.
Location
Address
Smithville, MO
Latitude
39° 25' 38.34'' N (39.427318°)
Longitude
94° 31' 8.74'' W (-94.519095°)
Elevation
277.682m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:39 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:39 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
52.75°
First azimuth
71.67°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
299.37°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as it zoomed across the sky it broke into two pieces - the front piece larger - the second piece smaller - the front piece glowed brighter for a second or two - the second piece started phasing out - it was really cool
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
same as above and....as soon as it fragmented then as it continued zipping across the sky it appeared to possibly go out over the proximity of the Smithville Lake area - hard to tell for sure thought because of the speed and distance.
