Reports Report 3786v (Event 3786-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Manhattan, KS |
| Latitude | 39° 9' 49.68'' N (39.163799°) |
| Longitude | 96° 36' 49.21'' W (-96.613669°) |
| Elevation | 363.473419m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-05 21:33 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-08-06 02:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 186° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 257.38° |
| First azimuth | 259° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 263.88° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard a few quiet, dull thumps roughly 9:39 PM, 5-6 minutes after the fireball that may have been related |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | There were at least two bright orange glowing fragments of meter, each with long bluish-green trails behind them, though they did not last very long. The event began before I caught sight of it walking around a corner, so I'm not totally sure just how high in the sky it began. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were at least two large, visible fragments. Unfortunately I did not catch the start of the event. |