NUFORC Sighting 9982

Occurred: 1999-09-29 22:30 Local
Reported: 1999-09-29 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 2-4 sec.
No of observers: 1

Location: Overland Park, KS, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail, Aircraft nearby

Green fireball with trail headed N-NW in Eastern KS - arching downward - resembled size and speed of a single discharge from a roman candle seen from a couple hundred feet. Larger and brighter than Venus.

Green fireball with trail headed N-NW - arching downward - resembled size and speed of a single discharge from a roman candle seen from a couple hundred feet. Larger and brighter than Venus. Trailed toward Earth much like a meteor. I did not witness a change in course or speed but it did change from a brilliant green to a glowing red ember just before fading away. No noises are associated with the siting. My line of site was obscured by tree branches at first but it traveled Northward into a clear opening. It appeared to cross the path of an airliner in the vicinity but the airplane seemed much farther away. The fireball seemed to be 2-3 miles West of my position. It was much slower, larger, brighter and more colorful than any shooting star I have ever seen.

Posted 1999-10-02

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