It was one of the weirdest things my dad and i have ever seen, we both thought we were imagining something because the sky just lit up, and we were quite confused.
Location
Address
New Hampton, IA
Latitude
42° 59' 14.49'' N (42.987357°)
Longitude
92° 22' 9.17'' W (-92.369215°)
Elevation
319.109344m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:40 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:40 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
-
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
We saw many bright flashes for about 10 seconds while deer hunting
