At first I thought it was a shooting star but it was way to big and much brighter than any shooting star I have ever seen. It was really cool; I've never seen anything like that! Just wish someone else had seen it with me.
Location
Address
Potomac, MD
Latitude
39° 4' 41.88'' N (39.0783°)
Longitude
77° 13' 1.2'' W (-77.217°)
Elevation
117.424m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-06-18 22:06 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-06-19 02:06 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
284°
Moving
Facing azimuth
259.7°
First azimuth
284.21°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
254.45°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was walking my dog and picking up after him when I bent down to pick up I saw this bright light. at 1st I thought it might be a plane but it was low a ball with glowing tail,only lasted a few seconds and big burst of fire at end then disappeared. A couple of minutes later I asked a couple who was walking nearby at the cross street if they saw it but they did not see anything. It really looked more like a rescue flare a boat would send out
