I was driving and it was obviously off way in the distance but I don't know what else it could have been and when I Google it his morning I saw there was a meteor shower currently happening on these dates and stumbled onto this site.
Location
Address
Lexington, KY
Latitude
38° 1' 26.41'' N (38.024002°)
Longitude
84° 24' 21.75'' W (-84.406042°)
Elevation
302.711975m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-01-04 18:00 EST
UT Date & Time
2024-01-04 23:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
171°
Moving
Facing azimuth
283.6°
First azimuth
285.84°
First elevation
66°
Last azimuth
283.72°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
15°
Remarks
It looked like a jet contrails going down, then it hung in the and was blown / distorted by wind. I have never seen that before.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was just bright flash, like a small fireworks.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yes it flashed and burst into several pieces. I even thought it looked like a plane exploding or something because I've never seen one go to pieces or leave smoke behind like that. I've only ever seen streaks of light.
