Reports Report 3434wu (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Katie M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was beautiful and breathtaking. I saw four lightning-like flashes as I heard four booms, then the beautiful bright white-yellow object streaked out from behind a cloud. I was heading due East. It was heading northwesternly. Bright sparkles flying off. It went behind another cloud, streaked out again, and then I lost view behind cloud cover and saw no more of it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Albert City, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 44' 56.56'' N (42.749044°) |
| Longitude | 95° 2' 0.16'' W (-95.033377°) |
| Elevation | 395.060791m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:40 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 305° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89.52° |
| First azimuth | 72.82° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 54.11° |
| Last elevation | 76° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw what I thought was lightning because there were four flashes and "boom boom boom boom" then it appeared from behind cloud cover. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sparkles/like fireworks shooting off. View much obstructed by cloud cover |