I thought I was seeing a very very tall street light. We were traveling and I saw it from the the front windshield. I was hoping to see a shooting star or meteor—I knew the timing was through mid August. It was a shock & awesome at the same time.
Location
Address
Bowling Green, KY
Latitude
36° 57' 56.94'' N (36.965818°)
Longitude
86° 29' 54.91'' W (-86.498586°)
Elevation
165.34491m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-07-26 02:10 CDT
UT Date & Time
2021-07-26 07:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
164°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
317.78°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
336.44°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was like a blub exploded
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
About 11 o’clock from the flash, there was at least 1 smaller flash
