American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1376ac (Event 1376-2014)

Observer
Name Mark F
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks it was a bright yellow ball with a red ring around it with a long long glowing bright green tail extending of the back, I thought it was a hovering helicopter at first then just watched it as it vanished in the night sky. Kept waiting for an explosion sound to happen in Webster Groves Missouri
Location
Address St Louis, MO
Latitude 38° 32' 55.72'' N (38.54881°)
Longitude 90° 23' 35.07'' W (-90.393074°)
Elevation 179.618332m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-06-21 04:42 CDT
UT Date & Time 2014-06-21 09:42 UT
Duration ?
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 350°
First azimuth 340°
First elevation 68°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color Green, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks ______
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 30s
Length 10°
Remarks the train was a bright glowing green
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -