Reports Report 3520as (Event 3520-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ryan C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My initial assumption was space junk, but after looking at the other reports today I realized this incident didn't seem to occur as far south as the reports from Texas, so I decided to report it. It was witnesses by myself and three other adults with similar stargazing experience. All of us agreed it was the best of any fireball, meteor, or re-entry any of us had ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Eudora, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 56' 3.79'' N (38.934386°) |
| Longitude | 95° 5' 27'' W (-95.090833°) |
| Elevation | 265.880219m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-18 22:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-19 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 231.51° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 118.82° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Hiss followed by popping. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 14° |
| Remarks | Glowing yellow and orange fragments. Looked like sparks from a grinder. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation with popping sound 2 or 3 seconds before complete vaporization. |