Reports Report 5393ai (Event 5393-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ashley L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My cousin and I originally thought that we just saw a plane or something fall from the sky close to the ground. We then googled what we saw and found out through similar photos, it was a fireball. BUT, what we saw with our own eyes was closer and brighter than any photo we saw on google- including ones from telescope!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Herculaneum, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 16' 44.4'' N (38.278999°) |
| Longitude | 90° 23' 20.37'' W (-90.388991°) |
| Elevation | 159.354126m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-14 23:53 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-15 04:53 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 105° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 348.03° |
| First azimuth | 352.85° |
| First elevation | 9° |
| Last azimuth | 6.77° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball was ginormous and BRIGHT. My cousin and I both witnessed it and could actually see the fire from it. It looked like a huge green ball falling from the sky close to the treeline (from our angle) and had a long streak of red fire behind it. I have never in my life seen anything like it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |