We were driving and at first my husband and I thought it was a falling star. It appeared so sudden out of the atmosphere. It was so big and so bright and had flashes of lights every so often as it was coming down. We lost it in the clouds but could tell it was a long way from our location.
Location
Address
New Underwood, SD
Latitude
44° 30' 15.65'' N (44.504346°)
Longitude
102° 49' 20.32'' W (-102.82231°)
Elevation
836.869m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-05-25 20:55 MDT
UT Date & Time
2017-05-26 02:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
228°
Moving
Facing azimuth
177.34°
First azimuth
126.2°
First elevation
46°
Last azimuth
124.58°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After we first saw it went a ways had an explosion - went a little further another explosion - went a little further and another explosion
