Fireball report

Reports Report 661a (Event 661-2012)

Observer
Name	Pete
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	I like watching satellites passing over head at Night. I was out around 4AM, looked up and saw a small green glow burn out directly overhead (NW to SE direction). A few minutes later I went out again, when I turned west I saw the much larger object off in the distance falling near vertical, Green at first then Orange and lighting up low clouds. Because I believed it was space Junk I didn't think much about it. It is not unusual in Kansas to see a Green glowing object fall back to earth. I checked the web and it brought me to this site.

Location
Address	Wichita, KS
Latitude	37° 37' 26.97'' N (37.624157°)
Longitude	97° 23' 42.39'' W (-97.395108°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-05-13 04:00 CDT
UT Date & Time	2012-05-13 09:00 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up to down
Descent Angle	180°

Moving
Facing azimuth	259.16908°
First azimuth	260.12988°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	253.53574°
Last elevation	23°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-7
Color	Green Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	3s
Length	-1°
Remarks	Happened at night, was Green then turned Orange as it passed through and lit up low clouds.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It was falling steeply vertical exploded very low to the Horizon, what I saw was low clouds light up with a orange glow. I thought it was space Junk and didn\'t attach that much importance to it. Several minutes earlier what appeared a small piece of copper (Green ) passed directly over me burning out like a shooting star. I had just written a piece on changing the economic system and regarded these events as signs acknowledging my work and place in the future. Because it was space junk I wasn\'t particularly impressed.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

It was falling steeply vertical exploded very low to the Horizon, what I saw was low clouds light up with a orange glow. I thought it was space Junk and didn\'t attach that much importance to it. Several minutes earlier what appeared a small piece of copper (Green ) passed directly over me burning out like a shooting star. I had just written a piece on changing the economic system and regarded these events as signs acknowledging my work and place in the future. Because it was space junk I wasn\'t particularly impressed.

Fragmentation
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-