The object itself was interesting. It looked like a ball of lava. Grayish crust with deep red moving fishers. It appeared to shrink in size until it was very small relatively. Given how slowly it moved and guessing at distance I might have picked it up over south central Kansas and lost it over south central Arkansas. It reminded me of the skimmer filmed in the 70s over Colorado.
Location
Address
Archie, MO
Latitude
38° 28' 37.97'' N (38.477214°)
Longitude
94° 20' 45.75'' W (-94.346043°)
Elevation
253.261749m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-03-12 04:39 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-03-12 09:39 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
268°
Moving
Facing azimuth
209.18°
First azimuth
241.89°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
177.89°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
20s
Length
15°
Remarks
Larger than the object. Did not slowly degrade, more like 12-15° behind object, it totally dissipated.
