First and truly amazing experience. Moved fast from E to W then suddenly exploded and was gone, seemed to stay horizontally straight from the time I saw it until it blew up.
Location
Address
Waterloo, IA
Latitude
42° 31' 38.47'' N (42.527352°)
Longitude
92° 20' 12.78'' W (-92.336883°)
Elevation
269.082092m
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 right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
48.65°
First azimuth
56.58°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
285.19°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
was following it in the sky and it all of a sudden it just blew up and disappeared
