I was driving home from work and only about 2 blocks from my house when there were 3-4 really bright flashes of light. I had to turn to my left and I tried to look up in the sky to see if I could see anything and through some of the light clouds I could see this very bright white light which was the source of the flashes - like lightning - but because of the houses and the trees that was all I was able to witness was the flashes of light.
Location
Address
Charles City, IA
Latitude
43° 3' 44.67'' N (43.062409°)
Longitude
92° 40' 7.03'' W (-92.668619°)
Elevation
306.814056m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:43 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:43 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
124.93°
First azimuth
7.83°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
25.3°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was bright enough that I thought it was lightning flashes at first.
