I've seen several officially observed and verified meteors cross the sky in my lifetime and I m convinced this was a bona fide event.I have been a life long sky observer who owns several telescopes.
Last night I was looking directly east when up from the horizon I first saw a fiery streak with a blue ball of light getting brighter and larger and then at its end it looked like it broke into a minimum of four smaller chunks.I know this was a meteor because it kinda resembled a match head being snuffed out by a vacuum.
Location
Address
reedsburg, WI
Latitude
43° 31' 56.93'' N (43.532481°)
Longitude
90° 0' 9.45'' W (-90.002626°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-25 20:14 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-26 02:14 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
80°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
orange, turqoise blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The terminal flash was a turquoise blue color
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The terminal flash seemed to illuminate four fragments was the last thing I saw.
