Reports Report 3434uh (Event 3434-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pip F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving in my car during the experience, and it was high enough in the sky it wasn't visible from the back seat, so my son was unable to see it. (The viewing height/angle is the only area where I'm not at all confident in my ability to estimate.) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Granger, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 45' 49.18'' N (41.763662°) |
| Longitude | 93° 48' 52.7'' W (-93.81464°) |
| Elevation | 281.312531m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:42 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 25° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 357° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Green, until it broke apart, then Red/orange & green until it faded out of sight |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A faint pop. It is possible that I imagined that, but even as I replay the event, I hear the pop when the ball blows up. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | The glowing trains were evident after the break up of the fireball into 5-6 smaller chunks. The larger ones had glowing trains that lasted very briefly (barely a second, but visible). |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |