I was totally freaked out and this was big enough to see without binoculars and freaked me out
It fell straight down to the ground and I could see the tail thing behind it was blue green very long and wide and bright as heck. The moon was just above it this is why i noticed it since I was looking at the moon with my binoculars. It looked like those things you see in movies, I will never forget seeing this and can;t really even find the right words to describe it. s. turner
Location
Address
knoxville, TN
Latitude
35° 55' 29.31'' N (35.924807°)
Longitude
84° 8' 44.08'' W (-84.145578°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-06 21:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-07 01:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
276.58128°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
269.92462°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
blue green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
no sound
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
I was watching the moon and let my binoculars down to have a drink of soda. As i did this i noticed a bright flash of light just below the crescent moon. By the time I got my bearings to see the thing closer it was on the ground I assume. It fell straight down and it was showing this tail thing all the way until it hit the ground. I am not an astronomer so i don;t know the terms. it was a glowing train like natural gas bright blue and green it was very wide and very long it just slowly disappeared with time. I have never seen one as big before in my life and will recall this day for a long time
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I guess it flashed because i saw itIDK what fragmentation is
