Reports Report 5566fx (Event 5566-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alan H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It looked low. At first I thought it was a plane on fire. It was headed towards the the direction of a nearby airport. Then just abruptly flamed out. That's when I realized it was a meteor. And the following morning, 11/12/19, it was widely reported on the local news with video. All said it was a meteor. The video on the news is the same as what I saw except news reports said it was flying east to west. However, I was facing due east and it flew past heading from the west heading east. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Olathe, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 52' 9.56'' N (38.869321°) |
| Longitude | 94° 45' 42.92'' W (-94.761923°) |
| Elevation | 324.913757m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-11-11 20:48 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-11-12 02:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 109° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like a bright flame that just suddenly went out. There was a bright white flash at the end. The contrail was orange and white |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |