therre were light clouds in the atmospehere/dusk evening, and it seriously appeared to have cut a line through the clouds, like it was "clear" in a straight line where the meteor came through....
Location
Address
Pleasant Hill, IA
Latitude
41° 35' 13.54'' N (41.587094°)
Longitude
93° 31' 25.07'' W (-93.523631°)
Elevation
264.803772m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-07-24 21:31 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-07-25 02:31 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
207°
Moving
Facing azimuth
303.32°
First azimuth
313.33°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
276.78°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
delayed sonic poof/boom
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a very distant poof/boom a few second after the fireball faded out, but not before the smoke trail had faded out
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
30°
Remarks
black-ish smoke that faded to white
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as the meteor streaked, could see sparks/parts fragmenting off of it
