Fireball report

Reports Report 3762an (Event 3762-2022)

Observer
Name	David B
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	I own a decent sized telescope. I'm always looking at the stars and planets. This is the second fireball I saw while on interstate 135. The first was 5 or 6 years ago, falling on my right (West), while heading south near Park city, KS

Location
Address	Assaria, KS
Latitude	38° 44' 21.2'' N (38.739221°)
Longitude	97° 36' 55.68'' W (-97.615467°)
Elevation	385.517548m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2022-06-30 22:35 CDT
UT Date & Time	2022-07-01 03:35 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	166°

Moving
Facing azimuth	180°
First azimuth	135°
First elevation	35°
Last azimuth	140°
Last elevation	1°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-26
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Hard to explain. It looked like it was trying to explode just above ground, but it broke up and got smaller and continued toward ground. It was VERY large, so I thought it was close, then it got smaller. I had the radio on loud so unsure about sounds. I saw a golden glow just over the hill for a few seconds in the same direction, right after as the Interstate peaked on a hill, but it might have been lights from one of the small towns. I kept looking for that glow but didn't see it again as I traveled south. When I got off the interstate, I headed toward where I thought it landed for 5 miles on Smoky Valley road toward Roxbury, KS (Opposite direction of my home), but I saw nothing.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

Hard to explain. It looked like it was trying to explode just above ground, but it broke up and got smaller and continued toward ground. It was VERY large, so I thought it was close, then it got smaller. I had the radio on loud so unsure about sounds. I saw a golden glow just over the hill for a few seconds in the same direction, right after as the Interstate peaked on a hill, but it might have been lights from one of the small towns. I kept looking for that glow but didn't see it again as I traveled south. When I got off the interstate, I headed toward where I thought it landed for 5 miles on Smoky Valley road toward Roxbury, KS (Opposite direction of my home), but I saw nothing.