I am very curious as to whether or not this was a true meteor or not. From what I’ve seen online it appears to have entered the atmosphere and burnt up. I home this helps as I found it very interesting.
Location
Address
Poplar Bluff, MO
Latitude
36° 44' 51.87'' N (36.747743°)
Longitude
90° 24' 36.64'' W (-90.410178°)
Elevation
114.899704m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-16 20:35 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-17 01:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
266.45°
First azimuth
262.1°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
278.97°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object was traveling downward and after maybe 2 seconds it burst into several smaller pieces then quickly went dark.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragmented into several pieces glowing still then went dark.
