I'm not good at judging magnitude. It looked a lot like a roman candle firework in size and intensity--very intensely bright green, seemingly ball-shaped.
Location
Address
, MO
Latitude
38° 41' 46.64'' N (38.69629°)
Longitude
92° 25' 34.19'' W (-92.426165°)
Elevation
191.705m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-04-15 22:16 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-04-16 03:16 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
46.92°
First azimuth
56.13°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
32.86°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
-
Remarks
We could tell it was leaving a train because it was lit up by the fireball--when the fireball went out, we couldn't see the train anymore. Perhaps light haze interfered with us seeing any persistent train.
