Just thanks I guess for your reporting service. I had to tell several co-workers later that morning and they were disinterested
or joked that I missed the chance to make a wish. The sighting ocurred moments after I'd started my car (facing south
south-east) and could not help but see the fascinating sight.
Location
Address
Kearney, NE
Latitude
40° 42' 4.92'' N (40.701366°)
Longitude
99° 5' 5.02'' W (-99.084728°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-03-13 06:42 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-03-13 11:42 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
175.56683°
First azimuth
179.53482°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
142.53518°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
yellow-red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
35°
Remarks
The fireball train contained visible sparkles is various locations, as if rapid chemical conversions similar to nice fireworks progressing through yellow and red colors with imbedded sparkly detonations. Am thinking that one (I) began to look away but was drawn back to the image as its train continued on with possibly after effects.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Again , just the sparkly multiple color transformations which may well have been termed fragmentation by more trained observers. The distance must have been close I would think.
