American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4918bu (Event 4918-2021)

Observer
Name Brooke C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I distinctly remember thinking to myself “that airplane is going way to fast”. Moments later I spotted an airplane in the sky and realized this was 100% not a plane. This object was going so fast it made the plane seem like it wasn’t moving at all. I was going south on 170 and I thought the object was going to hit downtown St. Louis by the direction it was heading.
Location
Address , MO
Latitude 38° 42' 54.27'' N (38.715075°)
Longitude 90° 19' 57.09'' W (-90.332526°)
Elevation 166.381409m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-08-18 20:31 CDT
UT Date & Time 2021-08-19 01:31 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 267°
Moving
Facing azimuth 189.06°
First azimuth 248.53°
First elevation 33°
Last azimuth 108.8°
Last elevation 31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Green, Orange
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 -