Reports Report 556e (Event 556-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michele M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was the most beautiful celestial event I have ever witnessed. It was still light outside. The colors produced by this fireball were fantastic. When it first appeared, I thought it might be a firework set off in a nearby public park, but the trajectory was level with the horizon and it was moving very fast and didn\'t flame out like a firework, I lost sight of it because I travelled to the north and I was situated in a valley - I travelled past the horizon to my left where the ground was at a higher level than the ground in front of me. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Louis, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 42' 15.62'' N (38.70434°) |
| Longitude | 90° 29' 50.77'' W (-90.497436°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-06-02 20:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-06-03 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 83.57697° |
| First azimuth | 83.67483° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 77.60977° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | blue/green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | it was a glowing trail and the area around the fireball was shining through sirrus clouds and created a rainbow prism effect |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |