Decided to try an Iridium flare just before sunrise (7:09 am Local). Was out in plenty of time. Could still make out Sirius. Seconds before the Matson predicted flare I saw it. Max magnitude was perhaps -3 to -4. Much brighter than Sirius and easy to find. Flare maximum within 1 second or so of predicted max but the brightness was much higher than predicted (variability in MMA pointing). Iridium number was 14. Flare at 6:56:39 AM local on 16 Oct 97. Formal report will be in the updated flare listing at end of month. Ron Lee