Looked like a shooting star but I believe they last longer. This looked like a trailing flash of light that comes of fireworks but it was singular, there were no fireworks in the sky. It was very bright and shined like a flash of white light.
Location
Address
Pittsburgh, PA
Latitude
40° 26' 56.35'' N (40.448987°)
Longitude
80° 4' 32.3'' W (-80.07564°)
Elevation
244.931259m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-08-03 21:42 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-08-04 01:42 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
__
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was bright white and looked bigger than the meteors look in a meteor shower
