I work night shift and I am outside all the time. I regularly sit at our local park and watch the shooting stars. I have never seen something this bright or big. It looked as if it was a bright glowing baseball that got brighter then popped and disappeared. There was a slight arch to the tail. The tail of it was short and it could not have lasted for more than a second.
Location
Address
Albion, IN
Latitude
41° 24' 27.33'' N (41.407591°)
Longitude
85° 25' 26.49'' W (-85.424024°)
Elevation
288.042816m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-09-18 21:28 EDT
UT Date & Time
2020-09-19 01:28 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
89°
Moving
Facing azimuth
28°
First azimuth
28.56°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
29°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It got brighter then a small flash then it was gone. It looked like there could have been fragments, but they were only there for approximately a micro second then I could not see it anymore.
