American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3262wr (Event 3262-2018)

Observer
Name Thad B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks We were driving from Pittsfield Illinois to Louisiana missouri, I saw it hollered there’s a shooting star my wife who was driving was able to look up see it and we both saw it split it moved real slow it may have even lasted more than the 2-5 seconds hard to tell it was so unusual we thought it may have been fireworks or an aircraft
Location
Address Pittsfield, IL
Latitude 39° 35' 50.08'' N (39.597244°)
Longitude 90° 52' 15.77'' W (-90.871047°)
Elevation 243.791m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-08-27 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time 2018-08-28 01:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 103°
Moving
Facing azimuth 89.99°
First azimuth 282.76°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 40°
Last elevation 55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Yellow, White
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 Split into 2 parts