I was driving east on Hwy 20 and noticed a light in the northeast sky but didn't look at it immediately and dismissed it as a plane until I realized it persisted differently. I think the light was there at least 5 seconds before I really looked and saw the fragmented glow.
Location
Address
Storm Lake, IA
Latitude
42° 38' 50.85'' N (42.647459°)
Longitude
95° 12' 32.55'' W (-95.209042°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:45 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
Unknown
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
45°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
6°
Remarks
The train seemed to glow then fizzle out
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The glowing tail looked like there were fragments but initially I only saw one object
