Fireball report

Reports Report 3017r (Event 3017-2026)

Observer
Name	L H
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Columbia, MO
Latitude	39° 0' 27.02'' N (39.007506°)
Longitude	92° 12' 6.21'' W (-92.201724°)
Elevation	271.979919m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2026-04-22 22:02 CDT
UT Date & Time	2026-04-23 03:02 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	240°

Moving
Facing azimuth	108.98°
First azimuth	147.25°
First elevation	60°
Last azimuth	87.63°
Last elevation	12°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-7
Color	Orange, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1.5s
Length	30°
Remarks	Train was white and thick but busted into fragments that had slightly different trajectories and some color change on break up

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	As stated above it had a long thick trail and as it got nearer to horizon it fragmented. There was a little bit of a flash but the. I saw several fragments with slightly different trajectories and colors.

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