I was driving from east to west when the fireball suddenly appeared and traveled what appeared to be a short distance, it looked a lot like someone lit a big wad of paper on fire and threw it across the sky.
Location
Address
Lesterville, MO
Latitude
37° 27' 3.13'' N (37.450869°)
Longitude
90° 49' 43.43'' W (-90.82873°)
Elevation
204.022781m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-03-20 01:55 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-03-20 06:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
315.44°
First azimuth
11.79°
First elevation
41°
Last azimuth
290.1°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Red, Brown
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
25°
Remarks
It turned from orange to red to black and smokey
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a sudden flash them fireball that expanded for a few seconds then contracted and disappeared.
