Reports Report 6868f (Event 6868-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anthony S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving (big rig) at the time so couldn’t witness any possible audio. Quite spectacular! Also, it came into my field of vision from above, so, not sure how high in the sky it may have first been visible. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Butler, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 19' 55.61'' N (38.332115°) |
| Longitude | 94° 20' 47.47'' W (-94.34652°) |
| Elevation | 256.345734m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-10-09 04:58 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-10-09 09:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 219° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 140.41° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 152.17° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 22° |
| Remarks | Didn’t notice smoke in the night sky but a short and wide and dense trail of sparks that followed close behind. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About half way through its course, the rather large ball split into 2 balls. One slightly smaller than the other. |