At first I thought it was a shooting star but it was so large and close it couldn't have been. We thought maybe it was 100 feet off the ground and flashed across the sky shortly before breaking into 2 then fizzling. It was incredibly bright and we just stood in amazement for a few minutes in the parking lot talking about what it could have been. (May not be important but it was really really cool)
Location
Address
Laurel, MD
Latitude
39° 5' 33'' N (39.0925°)
Longitude
76° 51' 27.17'' W (-76.857546°)
Elevation
55.57m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-01-30 18:18 EST
UT Date & Time
2016-01-30 23:18 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
250°
Moving
Facing azimuth
317.03°
First azimuth
330.77°
First elevation
58°
Last azimuth
322.35°
Last elevation
38°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash lasted maybe 5 seconds. Then we watched it break into 2 and fizzle out
