Reports Report 5566lb (Event 5566-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Todd G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was amazing. It was so large and intense I actually feared that it was going to strike the ground with tremendous force and damage, it actually scared me quite a bit |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dyersville, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 32' 3.45'' N (42.534291°) |
| Longitude | 91° 6' 33.08'' W (-91.109189°) |
| Elevation | 323.877411m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-11-11 21:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-11-12 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 125° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 178.54° |
| First azimuth | 165.36° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 194.22° |
| Last elevation | 14° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | It started white, grew to a very intense brightness, It Van grew significantly in size and intensity before changing too bright yellow Orange and red as it appeared to explode. It seemed as if there may have also been lines of bright blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the fireball drew closer to the horizon It grew significantly and size, brightness, and intensity. The white hot color quickly changed to red Orange yellow and I think maybe even some blue as it appeared to explode. A portion continued plummeting towards the horizon from the initial explosion point, then quickly fizzled out like a cheap bottle rocket |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared as though the main body exploded then in rapid succession there were 2, 3 maybe even 4 the smaller events as it fizzled out |