Yes I drive a truck, work early mornings and have seen thousands of meteors falling into atmosphere, this was by far the brightest and largest I have seen.
Location
Address
Benton, KY
Latitude
36° 56' 34.86'' N (36.943018°)
Longitude
88° 20' 50.63'' W (-88.347396°)
Elevation
132.500061m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-24 04:42 CDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-24 09:42 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
116.93°
First azimuth
128.71°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
129.03°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Purple, Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Some fragmentation, but not much maybe 4 or 5 visible when disintegration happened
