It was early morning and I was just awake for a little while… I saw the very bright flash while lying in bed so I didn't really see direction or anything like that. I just know the flash was definitely from an ENE direction (flash was brightest in my northeast facing window and skylight… not as bright in my southeast facing windows/skylight. I'm not even completely sure it was a meteor, but I know it wasn't lightning. My experience seems to correspond to the report of a fireball near Toronto near the same time. I thought I would report what I saw in hopes that may help figure out that other sighting. Sorry I don't have any further information.
Location
Address
Madison, WI
Latitude
43° 5' 13.61'' N (43.087114°)
Longitude
89° 21' 26.42'' W (-89.357339°)
Elevation
258.988434m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-01-15 05:43 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-01-15 11:43 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
Unknown
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
57.67°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was inside… I just saw a bright flash through the window out my northeast facing window.
