I have seen lots of small shooting star fireballs, but I have never seen anything this big and bright. It was like a mid air explosion of a small airplane.
Location
Address
Madisonburg, PA
Latitude
40° 56' 31.18'' N (40.941994°)
Longitude
77° 31' 22.33'' W (-77.52287°)
Elevation
570.295959m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-14 22:57 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-15 02:57 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
262.83°
First azimuth
261.29°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
263.9°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was looking 90 degrees away from the flash, and the bright light attracted my sight to see the flash.
