Amazing! An hour or so later that same evening, a thin layer of clouds moved in and I saw another nearly vertical/downward streak in the ESE direction. The streak of light was bright enough to be seen behind the clouds. No details were observable.
Location
Address
Ormond Beach, FL
Latitude
29° 22' 16.74'' N (29.371316°)
Longitude
81° 4' 49.9'' W (-81.080529°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-12-17 17:45 EST
UT Date & Time
2011-12-17 22:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
77.49237°
First azimuth
80.96037°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
75.22029°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Bright green/white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
20°
Remarks
The train gave the appearance of a faint grey/white line that followed behind the bright green/white streak in the sky. The evening sky was not completely dark yet and stars could not be seen at the time. Only planets Venus and Jupiter were shining bright at the time. The sky was clear overhead with distant clouds out over the ocean (15 degrees above the horizon) in the ENE direction. My first thought was that it was some kind of fireworks set off at the beach a few blocks away. However, the bright comet-like object fell behind the distant clouds out over the Atlantic Ocean without any sound.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
Object fell behind distant clouds near the horizon before termination.
