Reports Report 4372oh (Event 4372-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Richmond Heights, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 37' 40.5'' N (38.627918°) |
| Longitude | 90° 19' 12'' W (-90.32°) |
| Elevation | 157.528366m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-06-14 22:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-06-15 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 188.88° |
| First azimuth | 139.47° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 239.07° |
| Last elevation | 49° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 4° |
| Remarks | I wouldn't call it a train so much as the meteor breaking up as it flew through the atmosphere. It looked like white sparks breaking off of a white light trailing behind it for a few seconds, and it happened in chunks of time. The lead "fireball" was constant, but the sparks or pieces flying off the back stopped and then restarted and then stopped again when the primary fireball dissappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | No flash. I'm assuming fragmentation refers to pieces breaking off. There was no big split of the primary fireball, but it had distinct sparks flying off the back and then disappearing like a tail. The sparks started, stopped for a second or 2, and then resumed again until the fireball vanished entirely. |