very bright like looking into sun and it was very bright out with mostly clear sky (day time). I have no idea how far away it was from me but could clearly see the fragments fall to earth after explosion.
Location
Address
thunder bay (CA)
Latitude
48° 38' 42.98'' N (48.645273°)
Longitude
90° 25' 17.76'' W (-90.4216°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-08-27 18:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-08-27 23:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
272.12813°
First azimuth
279.47431°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
304.62597°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
bright white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I could hear a whoosing sound when ball was visable and then heard a loud boom similar to thunder several seconds after explosion
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
30s
Length
50°
Remarks
smoke like a jet stream.lasted aprox. 1 minute
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
huge fireball then I could see the ball exploded into about 3 or 4 large black chuncks
