I really wanted to rank my experience as between 3 and 4 . I am a photographer who regularly photographs the night sky but was not actively taking images at the time I saw it. I truly was in utter awe of what I was seeing. At first I thought ' that is an awful bright light in the sky' then I realized it was racing across the sky faster than a plane but yet 2-3 seconds seemed like forever as I followed it. It was truly surreal. Right before it disappeared several fragments seemed to break off of the back of the fireball and between the fireball and the trail. I do not know if the trail remained after it disappeared but I don't believe it did. Wow! Just Wow!!
Location
Address
Winfield, MO
Latitude
39° 0' 45.29'' N (39.012581°)
Longitude
90° 48' 3.31'' W (-90.80092°)
Elevation
178.805m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
120°
Moving
Facing azimuth
318.03°
First azimuth
314.05°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
328.86°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
right before it disappeared it broke into several smaller pieces from the back of the fireball . It was followed by a trail but I don't know if it was there after the fireball disappeared.
