Reports Report 5390r (Event 5390-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tara H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I decided to report this after I heard about a loud explosion in Wichita, Ks today at 1:40 pm and heard it may have been a meteor. I saw this at 1:23 pm 3.5 hours away from where the loud explosion was heard. I was driving W and this would have been SW of me. It was traveling extremely fast that I thought it was a shooting star, but found it strange as I’ve never seen one during the day. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Overland Park, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 50' 9.5'' N (38.835972°) |
| Longitude | 94° 36' 44.18'' W (-94.612272°) |
| Elevation | 306.992004m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-11-02 13:23 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-11-02 18:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 120° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 158.2° |
| First azimuth | 112.96° |
| First elevation | 1° |
| Last azimuth | 98.79° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White, Silver |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | It was extremely bright white/silver and a burst of extremely white light at the end that looked reflective before it disappeared. I had to look away because it was so bright. No orange or red(fire)colors at all. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |