Reports Report 3769a (Event 3769-2014)

Observer
Name karley w
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I love astronomy. Its so fascinating. I do a lot of star gazing, and I can without a doubt distinguish whether a "moving object" in the sky is an airplane, the ISS, or an actual shooting star. I've seen a meteor shower in the middle of the night. I've also seen a shooting star. All in the very late/early hours of the morning. Tonight I saw something I have never , ever seen before. It was so huge. It could've been a plane crash by how close it looked. But, it was too fast. And there was a huge explosion of light. The "fireball" was green and yellow. It left a little trail, but it all faded quickly. I was lucky enough to be looking in the sky and the exact time and moment. Unfortunately, my friend didn't see it and couldn't help me distinguish it. It was so cool and awesome I'd just like to know what it could be! It was just seriously so big. HUGE. three tines the size the highway street lights looked. And brighter. Like a flash of light. It seriously took up the whole sky. Not like a tiny star shooting across the sky. This thing came down, like it has crashed somewhere. It was so big, like how an airplane looks bigger when its landing. But I assure you I was not anywhere remotely close to our airport. And anyway not fast or bright enough to be an airplane. It was a flash of green and yellow. Like how the astronauts in the space shuttle return and burn through the layers of the thermosphere. Its like the shape of a rain drop? Orange looking because its in flames? That's all I can describe the shape of it. It was yellow and green and so fast, and CLOSE
Location
Address ludlow, KY
Latitude 39° 5' 12.28'' N (39.086745°)
Longitude 84° 33' 26'' W (-84.557222°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-01-01 04:05 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-01-01 09:05 UT
Duration <1s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 225°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color green and yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 1s
Length 10°
Remarks The train lasted about as long as the fireball was visible, which was less than a second
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks There was a bright green and yellow flash in the sky and a trail you could see for less than a second after. It was HUGE. I saw it from the highway at 4 AM. It could've been like an airplane crash with how close it was. I know it landed somewhere. Nothing like I have ever seen before, and I study a lot of astronomy.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -