It looked close and big. Nothing I had ever seen before. Huge greenish blue light and it lit up the sky like a flash from a camera during the “explosion” and had a bright orange sparkling train.
Location
Address
Arcanum, OH
Latitude
39° 58' 30.35'' N (39.975097°)
Longitude
84° 33' 28.18'' W (-84.557827°)
Elevation
321.141174m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-02 02:17 EDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-02 06:17 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
251°
Moving
Facing azimuth
140°
First azimuth
140°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
150°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Light Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
30°
Remarks
Long glowing train with sparkles.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a flash. Then, what looked like a big explosion, followed by another flash.
