Reports Report 3434aqe (Event 3434-2013)

Observer
Name James C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks This was the longest amount of time I've ever witnessed a meteor fly across the sky. When I first noticed it it was a bright white and started to change to a brilliant green about halfway through my observation of it. There was a lot of yellow sparks fragmenting from it also. I heard no sonic booms because I was traveling in a car. It's trajectory seemed fairly level across the sky but did appear to drop slightly through it's path and dropped somewhat sharply for a very short distance before it burned out.
Location
Address Burlington, IA
Latitude 41° 20' 15.73'' N (41.337703°)
Longitude 91° 10' 14.42'' W (-91.170672°)
Elevation -
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 -
First azimuth 45°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 315°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color brilliant green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks A fairly long tail with yellow fragmenting sparks