My friend and I were outside talking. She also witnessed it. I was able to run east approximately 40 ft around the end of the garage in time to see the meteorite disintegrate to give you an estimate of how long it was visible in the sky. The meteorite was bright enough to light up the sky and leave shadows. My friend initially thought it was an aircraft going down. I am estimating the time. I got into my car at roughly 23.10 EDT and saw the meteorite about 5 minutes prior. I've only seen dashcam videos of meteorites this bright before. I have never personally seen one this bright before.
Location
Address
Baltimore, MD
Latitude
39° 20' 1.52'' N (39.333756°)
Longitude
76° 32' 29.49'' W (-76.541526°)
Elevation
46.537945m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-04-16 23:05 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-04-17 03:05 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
79.28°
First azimuth
50.39°
First elevation
14°
Last azimuth
127.15°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteorite turned from bright white to orange pieces that broke up and spread out to the left and right of the original trajectory. These lasted for about 2-3 seconds after breakup.
