NUFORC Sighting 126700

Occurred: 2016-04-01 05:00 Local
Reported: 2016-04-03 09:28 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Fayetteville, AR, USA

Shape: Fireball

Bright star, then vanished.

I happened to look up and saw a bright "planet" in the sky because it was not twinkling like a star. It had a slight red or orange glow. As I pondered which planet it could be, it twinkled, and as I pondered that, it became much brighter. Then it just went out.

I waited to make sure it was really gone, and I did not see anything else.

My guess? Could have been a meteor that came straight in rather then across the sky. The duration of it was curious for a meteor, in my opinion.

Posted 2016-04-15