It was so bright for that brief instant I loudly exclaimed Whoa-Whoa! and was kind of leery for a fee seconds after because I was expecting a bang it was so bright. Very cool!
Location
Address
Adrian, MI
Latitude
41° 53' 17.8'' N (41.888278°)
Longitude
84° 1' 26.46'' W (-84.024018°)
Elevation
242.502747m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-29 01:50 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-29 06:50 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
305°
Moving
Facing azimuth
27.67°
First azimuth
358.61°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
20.35°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
there was a slight tail then a bright FLASH, FLASH! and then an even slighter trail.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I believe that is what the secondary FLASH was, but I could be wrong.
