A remarkable sighting but not the largest I've seen - recalling a HUGE explosion and fireball during a car trip through Lee's Summit, Missouri as a child in the mid-1960's
Location
Address
Alpharetta, GA
Latitude
34° 3' 19.26'' N (34.055349°)
Longitude
84° 18' 23.77'' W (-84.306604°)
Elevation
345.374664m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-28 19:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 23:45 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
272.36°
First azimuth
278.35°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
200.68°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
12°
Remarks
Straight, cigar-shaped, longer than the fuselage of a large jet aircraft, glowed bright pale yellow
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Splayed-out into several (half-dozen?) small green and bluish-green fireballs - silent, no sound, between sets of an outdoor rock concert
