This is nothing I have ever seen in the shy before. I have watched meteor showers. This was in a different ball park than just a "shooting star"
Location
Address
Gilman, IA
Latitude
41° 50' 52.93'' N (41.848037°)
Longitude
92° 51' 47.56'' W (-92.863211°)
Elevation
313.441254m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-10-26 04:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-10-26 09:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
41.91°
First azimuth
16.76°
First elevation
13°
Last azimuth
67.58°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Blue, Green, Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
25°
Remarks
it was a glowing train, looked like a flame coming out of the end of the blueish green ball that first appeared and then shot off across the shy with a "glowing train of fire" behind it. It seemed as though the actual "fireball was only about a half a mile away when in flight and only about a quarter mile high in the shy. it seemed to be very close to the earths surface.
