American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5441acc (Event 5441-2020)

Observer
Name Brandy C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Louisville, KY
Latitude 38° 13' 5.66'' N (38.218239°)
Longitude 85° 28' 37.94'' W (-85.477205°)
Elevation 178.269623m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-09-30 06:20 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-09-30 10:20 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 200°
Moving
Facing azimuth 50°
First azimuth 50°
First elevation 61°
Last azimuth 45°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Blue, Dark Green, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks We saw the train (very large streak) coming from the sky. Once it got to a certain elevation it was a huge bright explosion like a huge flash of light similar to an explosion. It was huge, very bright.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The flash was that of an enormous explosion. Once the flash went away it’s like I could see a red glowing object left behind in the sky and it faded slowly.