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Observer Name Jonathon B Experience Level 2/5 Remarks Driving on highway 47 towards Girard. It came from seemingly nowhere with flames/sparks and seemed to have an explosion just before it burned out and disappeared. Probably about five seconds. Seemed like slow motion but didn't last long.
Location Address Girard, KS Latitude 37° 29' 58.84'' N (37.5°) Longitude 94° 53' 12.57'' W (-94.89°) Elevation 288.1m
Time and Duration Local Date & Time 2018-11-02 19:15 CDT UT Date & Time 2018-11-03 00:15 UT Duration ≈3.5s
Direction Moving direction From up left to down right Descent Angle 140°
Moving Facing azimuth 90° First azimuth 66.45° First elevation 70° Last azimuth 165° Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color Stellar Magnitude -11 Color Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound Observation No Remarks -
Delayed Sound Observation Unknown Remarks -
Persistent train Observation Unknown Duration - Length - Remarks -
Terminal flash Observation Yes Remarks Cartoon fuse, Sparks, fire, similar to jet
Fragmentation Observation Yes Remarks Pieces while flash occurred
