Was very neat we were heading west on county road 330. I saw a few flashes outside the car and looked over and saw what I first thought was a fire work. had a head and three distinctive tails of sparks behind. we were 1/4 mile before the intersection of Road G and county road 330 in Conrad IA. Did not hear any sound were in car with radio and heater on. This is a very rural area where you can see lots of stars and it must have been cloudy because we could see zero stars last night. Husband thinks it landed because we saw then it was gone no explosion. I noticed three what was like camera flashes put window, maybe this was it coming into atmosphere.
Location
Address
Conrad, IA
Latitude
42° 13' 23.56'' N (42.22321°)
Longitude
92° 54' 16.26'' W (-92.904517°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:42 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:42 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
it was orange red green and blue the head of it. the tail had what looked liked three distinct lines of sparks behind it. we were heading west, to the restaurant address we gave. pur car was on county road 330 st that runs east / west and the meteorite wa
