I have seen things in the sky which I was told were meteors. This looked so close to earth and the fire and sparks were so vivid. It was very large and didn\'t shoot across the sky, It wobbled and then went slowly straight down. We didn\'t see it after it seemed to go behind the trees.
Location
Address
Yorktown, VA
Latitude
37° 7' 56.77'' N (37.132437°)
Longitude
76° 27' 28.33'' W (-76.45787°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-03 22:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-04 03:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
13.75617°
First azimuth
24.28389°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
27.00378°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
white, red and blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After getting home my daughter and I heard what sounded like air in a drum.. High pitched sounds outside about an hour later. Trumpet noises or moving metal? Seemed to last about an hour. Not sure if that was related to the fireball we saw.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
6s
Length
10°
Remarks
The train was red and orange with sparks flying off and there was a blue color around the white fireball
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
Fragments look like sparklers flying off the tail.
