Honestly it initially scared me and my friend I was with. We were fishing at Hoover Reservoir (OH) and and all of the sudden the sky lit up for a few brief seconds. We both agreed that initially we thought that it was a lighting strike. The problem is there was not a cloud in the sky. I looked up to see and hear an object streaking through the sky. It flew from left to right spanning almost my entire field of vision. It ended with a mild pop followed by what I can only describe as a low grade firework.
I have never witnessed anything like it in my life. It is something I will never forget. I am on a forum with other fishermen and will see if anyone else saw it.
Location
Address
Westerville , OH
Latitude
40° 10' 32.86'' N (40.175795°)
Longitude
82° 52' 27.11'' W (-82.874198°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 23:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:20 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
180°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
yellow orange with a tint of blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
40°
Remarks
long smoke train that lasted well after it was gone.
