I was sitting in a parking lot when I saw the fireball. I didn’t see it go over the horizon. The fireball disappeared from my point of view because it went over the top of the restaurant and the restaurant blocked my field of vision as it would have gone over the horizon.
Location
Address
Union, MO
Latitude
38° 25' 52.6'' N (38.431279°)
Longitude
90° 58' 12.01'' W (-90.970003°)
Elevation
174.724m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:39 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:39 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
319°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.17°
First azimuth
308.9°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
315.24°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
Wide Red tail trailing behind a fireball turning to a thin white plume as it got closer to the horizon.
