Reports Report 162f (Event 162-2024)

Observer
Name Ricky K
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Bridgeton, MO
Latitude 38° 44' 24.69'' N (38.740191°)
Longitude 90° 24' 14.99'' W (-90.404163°)
Elevation 190.054749m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-01-07 20:34 CST
UT Date & Time 2024-01-08 02:34 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 151°
Moving
Facing azimuth 136.45°
First azimuth 125.3°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 151.19°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks Bright glowing train with green or maybe blue flashes or streaks
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks May not have been a terminal explosion because it preceded the glowing train, it started as a bright dot growing in brightness before quickly fading and producing a train
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I don't remember details, only an impression of fragmentation into smaller and fainter dots or branching in the glowing train