This was a very strange encounter, there was only one other time I saw this in the skies1986 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Location
Address
Doswell, VA
Latitude
37° 54' 0.96'' N (37.900267°)
Longitude
77° 27' 31.11'' W (-77.458642°)
Elevation
39.48341m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-05-26 21:01 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-05-27 01:01 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.26°
First azimuth
0.66°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
0.67°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
30°
Remarks
A long glowing train followed, got smaller and smaller towards the end of the tail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Object came into the atmosphere very quickly streaked across the skies then flash dissipated and then disappeared, never saw anything on earth move so quickly,
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Large object came into the atmosphere quite a distance away very quickly, streaked across the skies then flash dissipated and then disappeared
