Im a conductor and was on a train at the time. I just happened to be going by my house and was looking over at the house as we were going by when I observed the fireball in the sky. I have never seen anything in the sky like that before. It was a sight!
Location
Address
Mondamin, IA
Latitude
41° 42' 3.33'' N (41.700925°)
Longitude
96° 1' 21.67'' W (-96.022686°)
Elevation
312.091m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-02-06 01:25 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-02-06 07:25 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
230°
Moving
Facing azimuth
87.32°
First azimuth
93.89°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
74.78°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It went behind a hill from where I was viewing it and it looked like a flash in all directions behind the hill.
