Reports Report 865a (Event 865-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Driving northbound I35 and saw a huge fire ball in the sky, to the north west of downtown KC, it was what looked like a fireball falling straight down very fast, first fear was a 747 on fire, falling from the sky since it was in the direction of the KC airport, It went straight down half way in the sky, then suddenly stopped mid horizon, still a ball of light, hovered in one spot about 2 seconds then suddenly disappeared. Did not see anything after that. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kansas City, MO |
| Latitude | 39° 3' 16.87'' N (39.054685°) |
| Longitude | 94° 37' 56.14'' W (-94.632261°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-19 20:50 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-20 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30.124° |
| First azimuth | 7.6576° |
| First elevation | -1° |
| Last azimuth | 11.97604° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, yellow, gold, whi |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |