Reports Report 2307nv (Event 2307-2018)

Observer
Name Ellen H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks 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
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks A lot of Sparks