It reminded me of the challenger explosion in 1986 with the splitting of the smoke trail. But this had a large bluish circular form on one side and a streaking smoke trail on the other!
Location
Address
Madison, MS
Latitude
32° 29' 4.95'' N (32.484707°)
Longitude
90° 8' 4.9'' W (-90.134695°)
Elevation
91.982m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-12 06:42 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-12 11:42 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
54°
Moving
Facing azimuth
96.66°
First azimuth
86.97°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
101.28°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Boom
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
3:00 minutes glowing trail that looked smokey over time
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The trail split in two one side went upward and the back formed a big blue circular glowing form that more or less hovered
