I saw this and at first thought it was a plane because we were so near the airport. Even though it was quick, I had enough time to realize it wasn't a plane when there appeared to be an explosion of some type. It was frightening because at first I thought it was a plane crash until I saw the tails shoot behind it.
Location
Address
Danville, VA
Latitude
36° 34' 56.25'' N (36.582291°)
Longitude
79° 21' 20.03'' W (-79.355564°)
Elevation
165.379m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-06-10 21:59 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-06-11 01:59 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
94°
First azimuth
94°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
85°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
It started out green, then it was like it exploded and there was white on top and green underneath.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
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.
