Reports Report 5097c (Event 5097-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Judi K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I like meteor showers, so I've seen a number of meteorites over the years. Most go out quickly and are very small. This was very large and hovered in the air for probably 5 to 10 seconds before it moved to the right of me a little and extinguished itself. I've only seen something similar once before in my life, a meteorite that struck the atmosphere and broke into pieces. This was much larger than that, but it didn't break into pieces. It just sort of snuffed out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kansas City, MO |
| Latitude | 39° 0' 0.35'' N (39.000097°) |
| Longitude | 94° 28' 25.19'' W (-94.473663°) |
| Elevation | 317.497345m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-10-17 20:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-10-18 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 93° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 108.85° |
| First azimuth | 100.15° |
| First elevation | 13° |
| Last azimuth | 112.67° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to implode, like the embers of a campfire when they go out suddenly. It was white with a light blue tone until the end when it turned red and orange and then was extinguished. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |