I never saw anything like this in my life. I have at times gone out to watch for meteor showers. This was unexpected as I was driving my car. I looked over my shoulder to the left to see the round white light with the tail. I braked and watched until it disappeared.
Location
Address
, IA
Latitude
42° 54' 2.7'' N (42.900749°)
Longitude
91° 39' 21.16'' W (-91.655877°)
Elevation
355.869781m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-08-28 21:35 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-08-29 02:35 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
252°
Moving
Facing azimuth
264.98°
First azimuth
250.92°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
263.48°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
-
Remarks
a long tail of white and white sparks , the tail was much much longer than the white ball at the tip, the tail made a downward arc
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the bigger white ball stopped, like a light turned off, some tail existed after the big flash stopped
