I am 72 yrs old and have seen a lot of meteors in my days. I believe what lite up the sky above the cloud cover was meteor passing by. if it was lightning i would have heard a boom. I listened for one but but nothing sounded.
Location
Address
Baldwin, WI
Latitude
44° 58' 22.28'' N (44.972856°)
Longitude
92° 22' 15.64'' W (-92.37101°)
Elevation
350.944m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-03-07 21:10 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-03-08 03:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
74°
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
75°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I did not see a fireball or any trail in the sky. What i saw was a very bright light that lite up the cloud cover. I would describe it as a lot of sky that got very bright .
