Reports Report 2265k (Event 2265-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I had literally just sat down in my backyard to listen to some old music, when within seconds I noted this huge blue, green yellow flaming ball moving East to West like a space ship on an old video game. I have seen plenty of shooting stars and nothing compares to this one; both from the brilliance of it and the timing of when I saw it. I had to remind myself the rest of the night that I was not being dramatic in my memory. It was remarkable. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Manhattan, KS |
| Latitude | 39° 10' 53.75'' N (39.181596°) |
| Longitude | 96° 33' 59.78'' W (-96.566605°) |
| Elevation | 309.429626m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-19 22:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-20 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 177.71° |
| First azimuth | 130.11° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 215.66° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was huge when I first saw it, about half the size of a full moon and then a fragment, maybe a quarter of its size trailed off. |