Two hours after the sighting there was a regional power loss. I have no reason to believe they were related, but that is also a bit unusual for this area.
Location
Address
Muscatine, IA
Latitude
41° 25' 15.31'' N (41.42092°)
Longitude
91° 4' 21.78'' W (-91.072717°)
Elevation
216.698593m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-28 20:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-29 01:45 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
189.82°
First azimuth
215.45°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
68.29°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
7s
Length
10°
Remarks
glowing train, started bright and diminished as it passed
