seemed to come out of nowhere. showed up kind of in the middle of my field of vision with no prior warning.
Location
Address
, AR
Latitude
35° 43' 49.77'' N (35.730491°)
Longitude
91° 51' 33.14'' W (-91.859205°)
Elevation
117.205215m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-05-18 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-05-19 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
44.38°
First azimuth
74.06°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
13.87°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
after the ball of fire disappeared about 15 seconds later there was 3 noticeable booms not very loud but vibrated the deck I was standing on. lasted maybe 2 seconds.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
glowing train that seemed to darken as the fireball flew by. Looked like a really big shooting star
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the fireball seemed to explode followed by small vibrations felt and then there was nothing
