Reports Report 3434aoq (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | john s |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I look at stars , planets , other objects. this was with the naked eye. from flash to boom to object closing to a pass was approximately 3 seconds. it was partly cloudy with large gaps. Of the 4 of us in the car we saw the glow through the clouds very bright then the sonic boom then whatever it was ripped over top of us and it was fast.then it was gone Myself and my daughter saw it pass over us on drivers side of car |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rolfe, IA |
| Latitude | 42° 48' 13.77'' N (42.803826°) |
| Longitude | 94° 11' 24.21'' W (-94.190057°) |
| Elevation | 347.631958m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:47 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 86.02° |
| First azimuth | 84.86° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 276.34° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | like a fly swatter wizzing past your ear just very fast and very loud. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | two fast booms we thought a city to west had exploded maybe at first. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | looked like a small air burst nuke went off in the broken cloud layer west of our location |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | large objest moving at super sonic speed on fire flew over our family in our car about 250 to 300 feet up 45 degrees up from a drivers aspect and running parallel with the plain |