I’ve seen something the size of a bus take off from Kennedy Space Center from Coco Beach, FL. This meteor looked as large as a half of a midsize car and certain it would hit the ground. It was far too low to not have.
Location
Address
Waterloo, IA
Latitude
42° 28' 11.77'' N (42.469935°)
Longitude
92° 23' 21.16'' W (-92.389212°)
Elevation
264.574m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-07-08 20:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-07-09 01:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
252°
Moving
Facing azimuth
207.88°
First azimuth
230.62°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
286.37°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
Glowing burning sparks coming off w a really long tail. it looked as large as a half of a car with a noticible flat surface on the top pointed like an arrow. Could we the bottom due to the burning. I saw the color on the top where the flat surface appeared