Reports Report 877a (Event 877-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was seen by many people in line for a political rally. We had enough time to notice it, look at it, and track it as it went across the sky. It almost seemed too slow to be a meteor, but when it fragmented and flashed out I became sure it was either a bolide or space junk. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lawrence, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 56' 49.48'' N (38.947079°) |
| Longitude | 95° 12' 39.49'' W (-95.21097°) |
| Elevation | 273.797m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-03 19:23 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-04 01:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 20.99° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 326.34° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Green blue white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | In the last half of the visible path to the west, it looked like bits started to separate from the core, but continued traveling mostly with the main body. Then in a flash it disintegrated and disappeared. |