We were traveling home on the highway and the entire sky lit up like a green sun! We saw the event out the passenger window and then it's conclusion was caught by myself (driving) and my daughter in the seat behind me. Lit up the entire sky in a second!
Location
Address
New Cambria, KS
Latitude
38° 54' 26.85'' N (38.907459°)
Longitude
97° 27' 2.37'' W (-97.450658°)
Elevation
360.516113m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-08-05 21:33 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-08-06 02:33 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
163.33°
First elevation
88°
Last azimuth
340.01°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
It looked like green smoke and then disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright flash, 1 smaller than the other after the flash.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Broke into 2 distinct pieces. 1 continued it's path for a part of a second the other piece burned up quicker.
