It seemed large enough (or close enough) and low enough in the sky that I thought I would hear reports of it having landed in the vicinity of St. Louis.
Location
Address
St. Louis, MO
Latitude
38° 39' 11.67'' N (38.653243°)
Longitude
90° 21' 8.72'' W (-90.352421°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-09-29 20:29 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-09-30 01:29 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
77.90468°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
16.78239°
Last elevation
36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
white with traces of oran
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
It had what seemed like a low, flat trajectory heading north by northwest. It appeared and burned steadily brighter across about a third of the sky before flaming out without any particular fireworks. It was definitely the biggest one I\'ve ever seen.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
The train seemed very thick and solid, tapering off gradually to a point. There didn\'t seem to be any breaking off of material over time.
