It was the perfect sighting to the end of a rough week. It was a beautiful view
Location
Address
Clear Lake, IA
Latitude
43° 7' 6.48'' N (43.118468°)
Longitude
93° 21' 9.71'' W (-93.352696°)
Elevation
380.16745m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-24 00:33 CST
UT Date & Time
2026-01-24 06:33 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
264°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
13.9°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
344.76°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
45°
Remarks
It looked awesome first of all. This is hard to explain but its something I never seen before and I have seen alot. I have been driving semi for 13 years now and been under every state sky .
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a bright white light that separated the front part from the rest of everything behind the light. So when the bright light flashed it looked exactly like an explosion and the fireball kept going and disappeared as the rest looked like it stopped in its tracks. The front part disappeared before the back part.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It separated into 2 pieces after the bright light explosion . Then you could see the back portion spreading as the front kept going.
