I was unable to hear anything as I was driving my car when I saw it
Location
Address
Ontonagon, MI
Latitude
46° 45' 42.44'' N (46.761788°)
Longitude
89° 34' 32.8'' W (-89.575778°)
Elevation
264.627014m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 18:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:20 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
204.82°
First azimuth
140.51°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
253.3°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
started off with no train & the train grew to 10 degrees or so. then as it disappeared behind the tree line there was a bright flash like it exploded. (I was about 3 blocks away from home in my car. people at home thought they heard a loud noise outside when it happened)
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
just a bright flash when it went below the tree line
