I have seen meteor showers and shooting stars. This was much much bigger and brighter than anything I've seen before. If the typical star that we see was a pencil dot, this would be a golf ball.
Location
Address
McKees Rocks, PA
Latitude
40° 28' 30.87'' N (40.475241°)
Longitude
80° 3' 22.4'' W (-80.056222°)
Elevation
220.951752m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-08-18 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-08-19 02:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
236°
Moving
Facing azimuth
136.71°
First azimuth
144.76°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
118.23°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Became brighter, tail turned red like flames, burned up and disappeared just above tree line
