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Occurred : 4/8/2023 21:25 (Entered as : 04/08/2023 9:25 PM) Reported: 4/9/2023 8:37:07 PM 20:37 Posted: 5/19/2023 Location: Ballwin, MO Shape: Fireball Duration: 3-5 seconds Characteristics: The object left a trail
Continuous fireball almost like a Roman candle, resembled a comet but definitely wasn’t a “shooting star.” Sighting was around 9:30 PM CST. My friend and I both saw a large fireball shoot across the sky. I was facing Northeast and the object traveled from my right to my left, then disappeared. It was an incredible bright white and left a solid white tail behind the initial light source that faded rather quickly. At first we thought it was a Roman candle type firework but then realized it was too large and intense as well as too high in the atmosphere to be a firework. The closest thing that I’ve personally witnessed that I could compare it to would be the Hale-Bopp Comet, but I haven’t been able to find any reports of meteor activity in my area.