Reports Report 2830e (Event 2830-2023)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 2830-2023
Observer
NameBen M
Experience Level1/5
RemarksI thought it was a place at first, just a white light moving across the sky. There was a flash of light and I thought the plan exploded, but it kept going bright pinkish white, amd the trail behind it was so flipping cool! Pale blue against the dark sky with little sparkles of white and yellow. And it just didn't stop! I watched it over my house and fade off over the buildings across the street. It turned red and orange as it went out of sight. I've seen a couple of shooting stars before but this was INCREDIBLE! I went inside for a few moments and then out to my front yard to look at the sky, and that's when I heard a low, distant boom. Just one, dull boom from very far awat.
Location
AddressAndover, KS
Latitude37° 42' 29.55'' N (37.71°)
Longitude 97° 8' 12.33'' W (-97.14°)
Elevation413.07m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2023-05-30 21:52 CDT
UT Date & Time2023-05-31 02:52 UT
Duration≈20s
Direction
Moving directionFrom up left to down right
Descent Angle96°
Moving
Facing azimuth14.58°
First azimuth0.86°
First elevation53°
Last azimuth121.29°
Last elevation5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-7
ColorPink, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
ObservationUnknown
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationYes
RemarksMaybe a minute or two later I was in the front yard just looking around and I heard a dull boom.
Persistent train
ObservationYes
Duration20s
Length80°
RemarksAs the fireball traveled across the sky, the trail behind it was bluish at first filled with almost sparkles of yellow and white. As it headed east, the color faded to red and orange as it left my field of view.
Terminal flash
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Fragmentation
ObservationNo
Remarks-