Observer | |
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Name | Katie M |
Experience Level | 1/5 |
Remarks | It was beautiful and breathtaking. I saw four lightning-like flashes as I heard four booms, then the beautiful bright white-yellow object streaked out from behind a cloud. I was heading due East. It was heading northwesternly. Bright sparkles flying off. It went behind another cloud, streaked out again, and then I lost view behind cloud cover and saw no more of it. |
Location | |
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Address | Albert City, IA |
Latitude | 42° 44' 56.56'' N (42.749044°) |
Longitude | 95° 2' 0.16'' W (-95.033377°) |
Elevation | 395.060791m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 17:40 CST |
UT Date & Time | 2013-12-26 23:40 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From down right to up left |
Descent Angle | 305° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 89.52° |
First azimuth | 72.82° |
First elevation | 67° |
Last azimuth | 54.11° |
Last elevation | 76° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
Color | Yellow, Light Yellow |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | I saw what I thought was lightning because there were four flashes and "boom boom boom boom" then it appeared from behind cloud cover. |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Sparkles/like fireworks shooting off. View much obstructed by cloud cover |