American Meteor Society

Reports Report 945i (Event 945-2026)

Observer
Name Tristen S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was driving down the highway headed westbound and seen off to my right from my windshield. The sky was dark and had slight cloud cover and then out of nowhere a big flash for about 5 seconds appeared and had a trail to it and I thought it was headed to earths surface but it thankfully did not and then it disappeared.
Location
Address Sedalia, MO
Latitude 38° 44' 27.44'' N (38.740955°)
Longitude 93° 19' 22.32'' W (-93.322868°)
Elevation 239.563843m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-02-09 20:02 CST
UT Date & Time 2026-02-10 02:02 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 202°
Moving
Facing azimuth 350.12°
First azimuth 349.33°
First elevation 49°
Last azimuth 346.64°
Last elevation 39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
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Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
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Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
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Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
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