American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5566b (Event 5566-2019)

Observer
Name Brian D
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Comet 2P/Encke Rocks!!!
Location
Address Sullivan, MO
Latitude 38° 9' 53.8'' N (38.164944°)
Longitude 91° 2' 21.8'' W (-91.039388°)
Elevation 273.562653m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-11-11 21:15 CST
UT Date & Time 2019-11-12 03:15 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 197°
Moving
Facing azimuth 56.24°
First azimuth 61.61°
First elevation 44°
Last azimuth 57.25°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color Dark Green, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks The bow shock and sonic boom was 2-3 minutes after the sighting!!
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 50°
Remarks Three explosions. Seen all over Missouri and beyond. It was right in front of me and up to the right, almost underneath. The three trains had smoke and the tail for a handful of seconds. Polar Vortex is sweeping into Missouri from the Northwest and it quickly disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks All the forests and road lit up bright green for many seconds. Having seen a bolide like this before I looked up immediately at the source.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks 3 Explosions. Smoke went in a number of directions!