Just positive it was a fireball. I was driving at time and it appear from back left entering my windshield view. Had enough to tell my son to look and then recognized not an aircraft but a fireball and say it was such to him.
Location
Address
Ogden, IA
Latitude
41° 57' 51.67'' N (41.964353°)
Longitude
93° 58' 18.72'' W (-93.971867°)
Elevation
326.821m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-02-28 20:51 CST
UT Date & Time
2018-03-01 02:51 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
40°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
70°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
Not really apparent as the ball itself was so big.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It just got bigger at first I thought an airplane or something exploded.
