Reports Report 3434bea (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kim W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | When I first saw it I thought it was someone shooting off a Roman candle because of the colors as well as the altitude seemed low. The passenger in my car looked over when I yelled at him to look and he at first thought it was the light of a helicopter. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Merrill, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 43' 9.82'' N (42.719395°) |
| Longitude | 96° 14' 47.83'' W (-96.246619°) |
| Elevation | 357.651001m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:46 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 63.01° |
| First azimuth | 76.02° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 47.17° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When it first appeared it was a very bright white and then there were colors and it reversed to white and got brighter just before it disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like one of those fireworks that has the sparkles at the end. |