I was in my car at the time so the engine may have drowned out the sounds, but I’m unsure of how loud these sounds are so I can’t be sure. It was sometime between 8:30pm and 8:35pm.
Location
Address
Marshalltown, IA
Latitude
42° 1' 15.65'' N (42.021013°)
Longitude
92° 56' 42'' W (-92.945001°)
Elevation
285.029816m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-03-15 20:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-03-16 01:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
165°
Moving
Facing azimuth
87.34°
First azimuth
77.32°
First elevation
16°
Last azimuth
84.82°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Halfway through the sighting it suddenly got much brighter then began to slowly fade back to its original brightness before dissapearing over the horizon.
