I've been looking up for 70 years and I have seen some great meteors and fire balls , but this was in a class of 1, the bright green was astounding
Location
Address
Rolvenden Layne (GB)
Latitude
51° 2' 30.17'' N (51.041715°)
Longitude
0° 38' 20.94'' W (0.639151°)
Elevation
33.784973m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-05-07 02:07 BST
UT Date & Time
2016-05-07 01:07 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
164°
Moving
Facing azimuth
200°
First azimuth
200°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
200°
Last elevation
6°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
70°
Remarks
very wide white edges brilliant green inside blew up halfway into two distinct large pieces, at my horizon bright terminal explosion , turned night into day
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it blew into bright terminal flash with lots of pieces
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
lots of pieces but at my horizon , in all my years looking up I have never seen anything like it
