I was outside looking down at the grass. Sky was very clear with bright stars. There were three very bright white flashes in less than a second which lit up the ground almost like a series of lightning flashes. I looked up and nearly overhead saw a bright white ball disappearing to the west behind a tree line. It left behind a bright glowing trail which took about 30 seconds to completely fade out. The trail went from red to green and then dimmed to just a smoke trail looking like a jet con trail. The path of travel was nearly exactly east to due west, and looked just north of straight overhead my location of my location near Logan Ohio.
Location
Address
Logan, OH
Latitude
39° 30' 55.59'' N (39.515443°)
Longitude
82° 25' 34.59'' W (-82.426276°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 23:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
45°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Bright white, 3 flashes then glowing trail red to green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
30s
Length
20°
Remarks
Bright white flash then glowing trail that was bright then dimmed to red and green and left smoke trail afterward
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
three bright flashes within a short time, less than a second, then
