THE GREEN COLOR CAUGHT MY EYE. IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE COLOR OF GREEN FIREWORKS. IT APPEARED ALMOST AS LARGE AS MY FIST WOULD BE WHEN HELD AT ARMS LENGTH
Location
Address
covington, VA
Latitude
37° 42' 9.12'' N (37.702532°)
Longitude
79° 58' 17.25'' W (-79.971457°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-03 22:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-04 03:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
46.46828°
First azimuth
62.59225°
First elevation
42°
Last azimuth
30.73534°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
GREEN
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
7.5s
Length
15°
Remarks
THE FIREBALL ITSELF WAS GREENISH AND THE TRAIN WAS ORANGE TO YELLOW AND POINTED ITNO THE SKY AT ABOUT A 2 O\'CLOCK ANGLE. THE TAIL WAS POINTING TO THE EAST
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
IT APPEARED THAT THE GREEN FIREBALL WAS BREAKING INTO SMALLER PIECES
