I was in my car heading home from work. Luckily the railroad tracks I was crossing are very rough so I was traveling extremely slow as to not damage my car. I looked to my left (east) to check the tracks and that is when I saw the light. It was already bright and had the trail and debris that I mentioned. It looked to be traveling northeast. About halfway between the horizon and moon. It absolutely blew my mind, never seen anything like it before. The main ball was mainly orange with blue around the edges and the tail was mainly a pale blue/white color about as wide as the ball. Small pieces broke away that were blue/green in color. My windows were up as it is cold in Ohio this time of year so unfortunately I could not hear anything.
Location
Address
Sebring, OH
Latitude
40° 55' 16.42'' N (40.921229°)
Longitude
81° 1' 54.81'' W (-81.031893°)
Elevation
340.417267m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-02-21 18:45 EST
UT Date & Time
2024-02-21 23:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
85°
Moving
Facing azimuth
69.89°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
12°
Last azimuth
60.07°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Blue, Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There were small bright blue and green pieces separating from the main light with a large pale blue/white trail.
