My wife and I both saw the object and tracked it in the air for 5+ seconds before it disappeared behind some trees (we were traveling on the highway and the curve of the road brought the object out of view - when we got to where we would have been able to see it the object was gone). As soon as it was over, I took out my phone and recorded our observations.
Location
Address
East Moline, IL
Latitude
41° 30' 5.57'' N (41.501548°)
Longitude
90° 20' 19.24'' W (-90.338677°)
Elevation
190.273743m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:43 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:43 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
0.13°
First azimuth
5.06°
First elevation
68°
Last azimuth
288.94°
Last elevation
57°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Blue, Green, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It first appeared light, as if it were a shooting star. Then it flashed very brightly and changed to bright green and continued. Then it flashed brightly again and changed to blue. During these two stages it appeared to have a yellow tail
