Reports Report 3434ym (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything this large or this close. My son and I where in a pickup with the engine running when we saw it, which would explain why we did not hear anything. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dunlap, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 46' 22.47'' N (41.772908°) |
| Longitude | 95° 36' 43.19'' W (-95.611996°) |
| Elevation | 351.206787m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 18:15 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-27 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85.04° |
| First azimuth | 78.91° |
| First elevation | 13° |
| Last azimuth | 33.19° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | The train or tail was about 20ft long and balls of fire (light) glowed as the object flew. The object appeared very close to size of a small car and travel north at or below the horizon as there is a hill east of where we observed |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |