American Meteor Society

Reports Report 865d (Event 865-2011)

Observer
Name Kristy C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was awesome - had not seen anything like it.
Location
Address kansas city, MO
Latitude 39° 9' 5.5'' N (39.151529°)
Longitude 94° 32' 2.5'' W (-94.534028°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-08-19 21:05 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-08-20 02:05 UT
Duration ≈10s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 271.42385°
First azimuth 265.40726°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 255.80572°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color white-yellow,
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks first saw straight bright light falling toward earth like a shooting star, as we drove farther southwest it started to split in two and them in five streaks and looked like it was shooting up then it burst into about 5-6 glowing balls that were very bright for a good 15 seconds before we lost aour view from the sky area due to vegetation.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -