I have seen one other fireball before but it was bright white. This one was different as it had varying degrees of bright white with some pinkish orange in the mix followed by the 2 what I'll call fragmented explosions at about 1/2 second apart.
Location
Address
Cumming, IA
Latitude
41° 30' 20.24'' N (41.505623°)
Longitude
93° 46' 49.48'' W (-93.780411°)
Elevation
299.77301m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-08-23 06:13 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-08-23 11:13 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
110°
Moving
Facing azimuth
55°
First azimuth
41°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
60°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Pink, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
10°
Remarks
I was driving in my truck with the radio on and couldn't hear but as it was dropping it exploded into 2 pieces. The 2 pcs left 2 white clouds. The 2 small white clouds were there for atleast 4 minutes as they were there when I arrived at the office. I tried getting pictures but they didn't really show up due to street lights on Grand Ave. Was a really neat thing to see.
