This was by far the brightest and most impressive meteor I've ever seen the blue/green color was amazing!
Location
Address
Williams, IA
Latitude
42° 32' 3.18'' N (42.534217°)
Longitude
93° 34' 1.09'' W (-93.56697°)
Elevation
357.840057m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:40 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
75°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
320°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
90°
Remarks
As the meteor glowed like a strobe light it burnt up losing pieces glowing yellow and orange until is faded and disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The blue/green meteor flashed many times like a strobe light getting bright enough it lit up the country side surrounding it until is broke up and disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After it streaked across the sky toward the end it seemed to be losing pieces that were burning up until it faded and disappeared.
