I watch meteor showers A LOT and have never seen anything like this. It seems as if it fell all the way to earth, and it was HUGE. Wondering if there is more information about what it likely was. Thanks for your work!
Location
Address
Sioux Center, IA
Latitude
43° 0' 41.76'' N (43.0116°)
Longitude
96° 9' 48.18'' W (-96.163384°)
Elevation
396.946m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-01-03 21:20 CST
UT Date & Time
2018-01-04 03:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
15°
Moving
Facing azimuth
2.77°
First azimuth
0.7°
First elevation
18°
Last azimuth
357.71°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Green, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It wasn't much of an explosion but right before it died out it got really big and bright
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It almost looked as if there was crackles behind it. It wasn't a perfectly straight line, but rather a goldish broken up lightning strike following a bright green ball
