I have seen comets, shhoting stars, and meteor showers in the past and have never seen anything like this before!
Location
Address
Springfield, OH
Latitude
39° 59' 38.35'' N (39.993987°)
Longitude
83° 46' 4.57'' W (-83.767936°)
Elevation
335.225708m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 23:35 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:35 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
120.87°
First azimuth
107.41°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
123.36°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
yellorangew,red,
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
-
Remarks
At first it was a glowing trail of light red that turned into a huge cloud of smoke that lingered in the sky for aprox. 60 seconds
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
an extremely bright flash of light that illuminated the sky for a brief few seconds followed by an explosion then a cloud of smoke that lingered for roughly 60 sec.
