Reports Report 3434agv (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It glowed very brightly for several seconds as it came through the atmosphere not changing position much, then shot across the sky roughly 60 degrees of my field of view from the NE ending NNW. It entered seemingly directly above me in the sky before shooting right to left and fragmenting into several glowing pieces, 3 or 4 of which continued to glow longer than the rest. It looked like the space station had been sucked into the atmosphere and it ignited into a giant fireball then exploded into shrapnel. Hopefully that wasn't the case;) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Story City, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 10' 6.91'' N (42.168587°) |
| Longitude | 93° 34' 13.77'' W (-93.570491°) |
| Elevation | 301.308716m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:35 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 16.29° |
| First azimuth | 20.09° |
| First elevation | 77° |
| Last azimuth | 359.55° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Green to light blue, very bright |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Boom as it fragmented. Loud enough to hear over the road noise in my car and the radio, sounded like a mid-range firework from the 4th of July. Several crackling sounds after the main burst. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Described in previous comment |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very bright glow as it entered the atmosphere. It then shattered into many pieces in the night sky. 3 large main fragments continued glowing longer than the rest. 2 or 3 seconds longer. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Described in previous comment |