Reports Report 4918n (Event 4918-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scott G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I may be wrong about the time - might have been 30 or so min earlier. I cannot remember the time exactly, but only entered 8:30 pm CST because of what others reported in a story about what I think (?) is this particular meteor on the web (https://www.nwahomepage.com/weather/weather-blog/weather-blog-fireball-meteor-seen-wed-night-over-arkansas-and-surrounding-states/). However, they were farther away, and their estimated direction in this story seems different than what I witnessed. I am very confident about the location, altitude coordinates, and trajectory, but not the time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jonesboro, AR |
| Latitude | 35° 51' 2.95'' N (35.85082°) |
| Longitude | 90° 40' 17.03'' W (-90.671396°) |
| Elevation | 100.361855m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-08-18 20:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-08-19 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 108° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45.97° |
| First azimuth | 356.39° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 73.33° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |