Reports Report 387ab (Event 387-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 387-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It started as such a solid red light that I thought it was a plane at first, even though it appeared instantaneously. It moved slowly for a meteor, up to down, before disintegrating and fading out after about 3 seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Overland Park, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 56' 49'' N (38.95°) |
| Longitude | 94° 38' 59.57'' W (-94.65°) |
| Elevation | 280.59m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-01-17 22:52 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-01-18 04:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 102.84° |
| First azimuth | 101.23° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 99.25° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Disintegrated and faded at the end of solid path |