My 18 yr old son was with me in the car. We both witnessed it from start to finish
Location
Address
Linkwood, MD
Latitude
38° 31' 13.32'' N (38.520368°)
Longitude
75° 55' 25.93'' W (-75.923869°)
Elevation
5.319m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-01-30 18:16 EST
UT Date & Time
2016-01-30 23:16 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
257°
Moving
Facing azimuth
289.96°
First azimuth
317.42°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
268.97°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Blue, Orange blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing trail, pieces quickly dropping from trail & burning out quickly.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We thought a leer jet or plane was coming in quickly them big explosion of light with defined ball & trail crossed in front of us. We had driven past a police officer doing a traffic stop not long before we saw it.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright looked like violet/blue fragments quickly changing to orange as they fell from the tail stream
