We texted friends who were taking a different route home to ask if they saw it. They did. We were all relieved to know someone else saw it!
Location
Address
Danville, VA
Latitude
36° 34' 55.14'' N (36.581983°)
Longitude
79° 20' 59.69'' W (-79.349915°)
Elevation
173.795m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-06-10 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-06-11 02:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
260°
Moving
Facing azimuth
104°
First azimuth
110°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
80°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Green on the bottom and white on top-mostly green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
30°
Remarks
At first, one bright green light, (thought it was a plane) then the trail had two distinct fireballs behind it and smaller glowing pieces trailing behind it.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright green oblong/mushroom shape then suddenly the trails/fragments were trailing behind it.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The mass was moving, then the two to three fragments, each smaller than the first happened after what looked like a sudden bright light.
