A truly wonderful experience if I could have designed a green meteor I wouldn’t have changed anything
Location
Address
, MO
Latitude
36° 30' 55.22'' N (36.515339°)
Longitude
91° 16' 51.37'' W (-91.280937°)
Elevation
161.598038m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-01 18:18 CST
UT Date & Time
2026-01-02 00:18 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
185°
Moving
Facing azimuth
0.52°
First azimuth
42.65°
First elevation
29°
Last azimuth
34.55°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green firework green and very brilliant with orange sparks
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As it was coming across the sky about a little before I lost sight one or two bright orange sparks became visible behind the fireball they were fairly big it was a bright night and hard to tell but I want to say I could make out the faintest tail of smoke
