Reports Report 3262bu (Event 3262-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Confidential C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have not seen anything like the original fireball and broken halves since the spacelab reentry. It had the same color scheme. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jefferson City, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 32' 28.92'' N (38.541366°) |
| Longitude | 92° 7' 10.71'' W (-92.119641°) |
| Elevation | 205.482m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-27 20:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-28 01:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 297.84° |
| First azimuth | 298.76° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 289.35° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke into 2 pieces. Each kept the same color scheme. Each continued on the same path. One trailing the other but separated very slightly horizontally. The original piece was very large with tails. The halves were large. |