I’ve seen shooting stars but this was unlike anything I’ve seen before
Location
Address
Maryville, MO
Latitude
40° 19' 55.78'' N (40.33216°)
Longitude
94° 51' 41.22'' W (-94.86145°)
Elevation
320.487m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
117.1°
First azimuth
113.59°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
150.4°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
White/yellow center with bright orange fire circling it.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a good sized fireball and then a smaller fireball shot ahead of it in the exact direction. The original fireball burnt out first and then the one that shot ahead burnt out. I was mowing (in the dark) and I had ear muffs on so I was unable to hear anything
