Reports Report 1252ak (Event 1252-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Megan |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It came out of nowhere. I thought it was a shooting star, but after me and my fiance watched it for several seconds we realized it wasnt and that it was something special. I have never seen anything like this. It is almost like it bounced off of the earth and then shot back up, went into \"sparks\" and then came back down like a shooting star. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Golden City, MO |
| Latitude | 37° 25' 6.61'' N (37.418504°) |
| Longitude | 94° 5' 53.06'' W (-94.098072°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-03 21:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-04 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 181.52588° |
| First azimuth | 256.54273° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 255.00284° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | purple specs and red and |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It started out like it was sparking purple and then red. Then it started its train which was yellow at the tip and green towards the part that was nearing the ground. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash was bright green but disappeared quickly. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |