I am not absolutely certain of the exact time or exact direction the highway was going at the time. The fireball was directly in front of us and I thought we had just curved to go south.
Location
Address
Manhattan, KS
Latitude
39° 9' 38.54'' N (39.160706°)
Longitude
96° 37' 13.39'' W (-96.620387°)
Elevation
335.459167m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-11-16 22:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-11-17 04:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
182.74°
First azimuth
182.03°
First elevation
62°
Last azimuth
182.05°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like the fireworks that go up in the air and then explode out in all directions around the center
