I've seen shooting stars before but NEVER before seen a fireball like that where the smoke path of the fireball stays glowing in the sky/slowly dimming for an entire minute.
Location
Address
Plain City, OH
Latitude
40° 6' 52.55'' N (40.114598°)
Longitude
83° 16' 12.39'' W (-83.270108°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 23:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:30 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
Unknown
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
135°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
orange red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
45s
Length
8°
Remarks
train stayed glowing orange red hot in the sky and gradually faded over about a minutes time
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
thought explosion was a lightning strike at first. lit up the campground I was at. then saw the fireball streak through the sky
