The item was glowing a hot blue/green color with an orange/yellow tail. We have a local med helicopter and at first I thought it was it as the size was very similar, but once I got in the open the color was a hot blue/green color and it was clear it wasn't the helicopter. The trajectory of the object was traveling from the south headed north/northwest but the angle was with a slight tilt towards the ground.
Location
Address
South Sioux City, NE
Latitude
42° 28' 49.54'' N (42.480427°)
Longitude
96° 23' 52.25'' W (-96.397848°)
Elevation
335.276337m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:50 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:50 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
110°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
55°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
15°
Remarks
the tail was a glowing orange/yellow that was solid at first and then it began to look like sparks coming off with spaces in between like ***** space******space****************************** until the object broke up and glowed orange as it quickly all went to black
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it wasn't a huge explosion just a slow shift from a solid object to pieces flying back in the tail like sparks and then the object had a bright flash and appeared to break apart in several pieces before everything went black
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The main object was about the size of a helicopter body with a tail behind - the tail started to look like sparks flying off and then the object broke apart in several pieces like it was headed toward the ground at a slight angle and then everything quickly went black
