The centre of the \"fireball\" was about the size of a marble held at arm\'s length and was a prominent light lime green color. This orb was evenly surrounded by yellow light of some thickness. The downward trajectory starting at 0 degrees at the top of the sky would be about 80 degrees (almost straight down in other words). It flamed out about 5 dgrees above my visible horizon - flat ground and I am 48 feet above ground level and 458 feet ASL. I heard a faint \"crack\" or \"bang\" at 5 degrees above the horizon. The whole arrival lasted 3 to 4 seconds and it seemed so close that I actually thought that someone was launching pyrotechnical fireworks about one half mile away over the threshold of our northwest main runway. It was quite memorable!
Location
Address
Whitby (CA)
Latitude
43° 55' 8.77'' N (43.919102°)
Longitude
78° 53' 42.19'' W (-78.895054°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-21 20:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-22 00:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90.3317°
First azimuth
91.84291°
First elevation
82°
Last azimuth
90.86087°
Last elevation
5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
lime green encircled by y
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I heard a faint \"bang\" in the distance and I would like to add that I am an air traffic controller and viewed this event from my control tower behind glass and I was lucky enough to see it start and completely end as my vision was focussed to the east at the precise time that the event started
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
50°
Remarks
glowing train - downward trajectory of approximately 80 degrees until 5 degrees above horizon
