It really is hard to believe that it was 100 miles away as it seemed to light the clouds near us (within a few miles I'm sure). Of course it was dark and I was driving. The 'tail' was very evident even though just for a couple of seconds.
Location
Address
Cincinnati, OH
Latitude
39° 9' 39.47'' N (39.160963°)
Longitude
84° 31' 21.25'' W (-84.52257°)
Elevation
164.430832m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 23:32 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:32 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
65°
First azimuth
75°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
55°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Could only see it while the head was lit (the 2 seconds). Was not straight like a contrail but was between wiggly and jagged, but definitely along a straight path.It lit up the bottom of the clouds. First split-second we thought it was lightning but we could see it (briefly) traveling east to west over the highway ahead of us. Called WLW immediately and nobody else had reported it yet (didn't know about you guys). Hard to believe it seems to have been nearer Columbus?
