I have seen many meteor showers shooting stars etc.. kn my life but I have never before seen anything of this magnitude it left me speechless and released endorphins or something In my brain to the point i felt weightless for a few minutes after just from thinking about what I'd just seen
Location
Address
Erie, PA
Latitude
42° 8' 0.34'' N (42.133428°)
Longitude
80° 0' 32.53'' W (-80.009036°)
Elevation
236.701721m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-08-28 23:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-08-29 03:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
184°
Moving
Facing azimuth
152.7°
First azimuth
158.89°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
157.74°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
70°
Remarks
A train that looked like a normal colored spark trail that might follow a firework that started almost straight above me in the sky and stretched almost to the horizon and lasted approximately 2 to 3 seconds and was approximately 5 times wider than the largest visible star or planet in the sky the fireball itself started off with a blinding blue white flash that lit everything up then a large white ball that looked to be as far away as a normal star but larger than one shot across the sky from above me down to the horizon faster than I've ever seen anything move with the spark looking train appearing behind it for a few seconds before fading away all of this was followed by the sky being a strange color for a short period of time after and then a thunderstorm forming minutes later out of nowhere during a clear sky
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Brightest flash I've ever seen looked blueish white lit up the whole sky seemed as bright as the sun right before seeing the fireball and train of sparks
