Coolest thing I’ve ever seen, once in a lifetime event. Was bummed I didn’t get my phone out to record it in time, was to busy trying to figure out what it was.
Location
Address
Lenexa, KS
Latitude
38° 57' 18.39'' N (38.955107°)
Longitude
94° 48' 23.34'' W (-94.806484°)
Elevation
301.461m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:35 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:35 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
342°
Moving
Facing azimuth
135.28°
First azimuth
165.73°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
9.25°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Large fragment broke off, had a long tail of sparks like a sparkler. It was fast but but a lot slower that a shooting star. In my field of vision the tail was 4-8 in long. It looked close to ground below an airliner but hard to tell. It was below mars in night sky at the time I saw it. But was further south when I first saw it. Trees were in my field of vision to the north lost sight of it.
