Initial thought on seeing it was that someone had shot a firework up in the sky, but it looked more like a very large falling star. Had a spectacular bright green flash as it trailed down the southern sky and then was quickly gone.
Location
Address
Birmingham, AL
Latitude
33° 39' 40.1'' N (33.661139°)
Longitude
86° 49' 51.76'' W (-86.831045°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-29 04:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-29 09:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
178.79005°
First azimuth
181.14552°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
179.88118°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
bright flash of green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a sudden green flash that expanded for a second best described as looking like the explosion of a single cascading firework. Very bright, but burned out quickly.
