American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5790d (Event 5790-2018)

Observer
Name Alicia R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Parnell, MO
Latitude 40° 25' 19.85'' N (40.422181°)
Longitude 94° 42' 8.17'' W (-94.70227°)
Elevation 349.444427m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-12-22 00:50 CST
UT Date & Time 2018-12-22 06:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 174°
Moving
Facing azimuth 275°
First azimuth 273°
First elevation 76°
Last azimuth 275°
Last elevation 62°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -
Remarks Glowing train; almost like someone shot a flair but it did not come up and then down. It just came down in the sky and trailed off in about 3 sections like a flair from a flair gun would.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks This light (fire ball) just appeared in the sky and trailed down and burned up then disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Like that from a flair gun. About 3 pieces came off of the flame and seemed to burn up in the sky.