My son Joe Bruder saw the exact same thing as he was right next to me in the field.
Location
Address
Cherokee, IA
Latitude
42° 44' 17.24'' N (42.738122°)
Longitude
95° 31' 38.85'' W (-95.527457°)
Elevation
413.312164m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:33 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:33 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
79.33°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Dark Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Heard one big pop when it appeared and one final pop when it burned out--the first seemed lounder
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
at first it was like a roman candle 4th of july fire works deal in bright green and blue---and it was FAST---than it "popped" and had like a shattering sparkling ending--one final burst of light--green and blue (very bright) and it was as though it "Burned out"-- it was amazing and a bit scary--we were not sure what it was. We were just getting out of the deer woods from hunting and in the open field and it was as if it was coming right for us.My son Joe (26 years old) saw it first and said a bit startled "what is that dad!" It was huge and fast and covered from our vantage point hundreds of yards with it's head body and tail. Pretty cool-- I told my wife when I got home as did my son who was with me. I made a wish! :) Steven Bruder
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At the end it "popped" and burst and it made a crackling sound and then it just burned out I guess.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
IT seemed to splinter up into pieces and they crackled shortly after the pop it made.
